Ivan Lendl has said that despite receiving bad decisions “in every game” he has never received an apology.
The Czech-American participated in the 2005 U.S. Open and gave interviews to the media. He was asked about his call to the tournament after Serena Williams apologized for a phone call made against her during her 2004 US Open quarter-final against Jennifer Capriati. Call seeking apology.
Lendl said that while he called the U.S. Open as a joke, he found the “apology” strange because although he has received bad calls in all his tournaments, he has never received one. matter.
“Yes, it’s a true story. I’m joking, yes. But I find it strange. I get bad calls every game and I never get an apology. So I think it’s very Weird,” Ivan Lendl said.
Rendell said he called then-tournament director Jim Curley because he wasn’t smiling much.
“Oh, I called Jim Curley just to give him a little flair. I figured he was just working too hard and he wasn’t smiling much these past few weeks, so I figured I’d give him something to laugh about, “He said.
Ivan Lendl won three U.S. Open titles in his career
Ivan Lendl enjoyed great success at the U.S. Open during his career, winning 73 of 86 matches and winning three titles. The Czech-American has a winning percentage of 84.89% at the New York Major, which is higher than his winning percentage at any major.
Lendl won his first title at Flushing Meadows in 1985, coming into the tournament after losing three consecutive finals. As the second seed, he had wins over Jay Lapides, Bill Scanlon, Horacio de la Pena, Jaime Izaga, Yannick Noah and Jimmy Connors. entering the finals. Here, he defeated the then world number one John McEnroe 7-6, 6-3, 6-4.
In 1986, Lendl defeated Miroslav Mehir 6-4, 6-2, 6-0 in the final and successfully defended his title. In 1987, he successfully defended his title again, defeating Barry Moyle, Jean-Philippe Fleurian, Jim Pugh, Anders Jared, John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors. Earn a spot in the championship game. Here, Ivan Lendl came back from losing a set first and defeated Mats Wilander 6-7(7), 6-0, 7-6(4), 6-4.
The Czech-American then lost in two consecutive finals in New York to Mats Wilander (1988) and Boris Becker (1989). His last professional appearance was at the 1994 U.S. Open. Lendl reached the second round of the tournament, but was defeated by Bernd Kalbach, who eventually reached the quarterfinals.