John McEnroe

John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles – three at Wimbledon and four at the US Open. He is well remembered for his shot-making artistry, for his series of classic encounters with Björn Borg, for his fiery on-court temperament (which frequently got him into trouble), and for the catchphrase "You cannot be serious!".

Continued success (1982-85)

McEnroe was in the Wimbledon final again in 1982, where he lost to Connors in another excellent five-set match.

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In 1983, McEnroe reached his fourth consecutive Wimbledon final and swept aside the unheralded New Zealander Chris Lewis in straight-sets. He also played at the Australian Open for the first time, making it to the semifinals before being defeated in four sets by Mats Wilander.

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1983 - Chris Lewis - Australian Open - Mats Wilander

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McEnroe blew away the competition in 1984, compiling an incredible 82-3 record and winning a career-high 13 singles tournaments, including his third Wimbledon and fourth US Open titles. He also reached the final of the French Open that year, and seemed to be on the verge of beating Ivan Lendl when he won the first two sets. But this time his temperamental outbursts got the better of McEnroe, and the ice-cool Czech capitalized to win a dramatic five-setter. The loss ended a 39-match winning streak, and was the closest McEnroe would ever come to winning the French Open. However McEnroe was at his brilliant best in his fifth consecutive Wimbledon final, playing a virtually flawless game to destroy Connors in straight-sets in just 80 minutes 6-1, 6-1, 6-2. And in the US Open final, he took revenge on Lendl for the French Open final defeat by winning in straight-sets.

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1984 - French Open - Ivan Lendl

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In 1985, McEnroe qualified for what turned out to be his last Grand Slam singles final at the US Open. This time he was defeated in straight-sets by Lendl.

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