Sports Then and Now

The 1980s were a Golden Era for Professional Tennis.

It was the best of times – Tennis in the Eighties – when the thrill of tense tiebreaks entered everyman’s domicile, highlighted by exotic locales like Paris, Melbourne, London and New York.

The 1980s tennis also ushered in exciting yet exasperating players whose on-court conduct thrilled, engaged and enraged fans across the globe.

The ’80s energized the popularity base and took tennis out of country clubs and landed estates and into public parks and arenas.  It became a sport in contrast to an amenable pastime.

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Mats Wilander's classic win over Ivan Lendl was his third major title of the year, but the last of his career.

The Set Up

1988 was a spectacular year to be a sumptuous Swedish male tennis pro.  They were well on their way to winning a “Swedish” grand slam with Mats Wilander seizing the Australian and French Open crowns while Stefan Edberg captured the Wimbledon championship.

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