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**Quality4Qty** · 04-03-2009, 03:23 AM

I disagree. The outcomes of these finals, where they always meet, are never a true given. And the ones that are still manage to produce the best tennis of the season. Chris and Martina weren't true rivals by your definition because it was insanely lopsided in the beginning and in the end. And they were the perhaps the greatest individual rivals in all of sports.

I don't follow women tennis all that much, but there had to be a period of time when Martina and Chris were evenly matched. Take Lendl and McEnroe, for example. Yes, it was lopsided in the end to Lendl's favor, but from 1980 to 1985 those two faced each other 26 times, with Johnny Mac winning 14 and Ivan 12. 4-3 in slams for Mac, 2-1 in slam finals for Lendl. Now that's a rivalry. Borg - McEnroe also comes to mind.

Right now, this "rivalry" is 13 - 6, 6 - 2 in slams and 5 - 2 in slam finals for Rafa. There's no equilibrium there, as in great rivalries.

04-03-2009, 03:23 AM	#7
Quality4Qty Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 576 Senior Member	I disagree. The outcomes of these finals, where they always meet, are never a true given. And the ones that are still manage to produce the best tennis of the season. Chris and Martina weren't true rivals by your definition because it was insanely lopsided in the beginning and in the end. And they were the perhaps the greatest individual rivals in all of sports. I don't follow women tennis all that much, but there had to be a period of time when Martina and Chris were evenly matched. Take Lendl and McEnroe, for example. Yes, it was lopsided in the end to Lendl's favor, but from 1980 to 1985 those two faced each other 26 times, with Johnny Mac winning 14 and Ivan 12. 4-3 in slams for Mac, 2-1 in slam finals for Lendl. Now that's a rivalry. Borg - McEnroe also comes to mind. Right now, this "rivalry" is 13 - 6, 6 - 2 in slams and 5 - 2 in slam finals for Rafa. There's no equilibrium there, as in great rivalries.
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