Sometimes, sport is more than just sport. Sometimes, the greatest champions
reach a zone of near-perfection that approaches the divine.
As The Independent celebrates such moments in a week-long series, we
bring you the greatest ever moments in tennis.
Click the image on the right to launch our guide.
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Great Sporting Moments: Athletics
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Great Sporting Moments: Jesse Owens wins four gold medals in Berlin
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Great Sporting Moments: Rugby League
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Great Sporting Moments: Australia 18 Great Britain 25, Brisbane, 1958
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Great Sporting Moments: Football
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Great Sporting Moments: Brazil 4 Italy 1, 1970 World Cup final
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Great Sporting Moments: England beat Australia by 18 runs, Third Ashes Test, Headingley, 16-21 July, 1981
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Great Sporting Moments: Cricket
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Great Sporting Moments: James Hunt wins the World Championship, Japanese Grand Prix, Fuji, 1976
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Great Sporting Moments: Motor Racing
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Great Sporting Moments: Tiger Woods wins the US Masters Augusta, Georgia, 10-13 April, 1997
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Great Sporting Moments: Golf
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Great Sporting Moments: Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean win Olympic gold for ice dancing, Olympic Games, Sarajevo, 14 February 1984
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Great Sporting Moments: Winter Sports
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Great Sporting Moments: Boxing
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Great Sporting Moments: Muhammad Ali v George Foreman, World Heavyweight title fight, Kinshasa, Zaire, 30 October, 1974
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Great Sporting Moments: Cycling
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Great Sporting Moments: Jacques Anquetil v Raymond Poulidor, Tour de France, Stage 22, Brive to Puy de Dôme, 10 July, 1964
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Great Sporting Moments: Horse Racing
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Great Sporting Moments: Red Rum's third Grand National win, Aintree, 2 April, 1977
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Great Sporting Moments: Rugby
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Great Sporting Moments: South Africa 15 New Zealand 12, World Cup Final, Ellis Park, Johannesburg, 24 June, 1995
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Great Sporting Moments: Tennis
Which is your greatest tennis moment?
Which is your greatest tennis moment?
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Rafael Nadal v Roger Federer, Wimbledon men's final, 6 July 2008 |
54% |
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Bjorn Borg v John McEnroe, Wimbledon men's final 1980 |
25% |
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Rod Laver wins his second Grand Slam US Open men's final, 1969 |
1% |
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Chris Evert v Martina Navratilova, French Open ladies' final, 1985 |
3% |
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Arthur Ashe v Jimmy Connors, Wimbledon men's final, 1975 |
1% |
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Maria Bueno v Margaret Smith, Wimbledon ladies' final, 1964 |
0% |
|
Goran Ivanisevic v Pat Rafter Wimbledon men's final, 2001 |
13% |
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Venus Williams v Lindsay Davenport Wimbledon ladies' final, 2005 |
0% |
|
Suzanne Lenglen v Dorothea Lambert Chambers, Wimbledon ladies' final, 1919 |
0% |
|
Margaret Court v Billie-Jean King, Wimbledon ladies' final, 1970 |
1% |
|
Virginia Wade v Betty Stove, Wimbledon ladies' final, 1977 |
1% |
Do you agree with our choices? Leave your comments and suggestions below and
vote for your favourite moment in our poll (right).
Great Sporting Moments: Tennis
Which is your greatest tennis moment?
Which is your greatest tennis moment?
|
Rafael Nadal v Roger Federer, Wimbledon men's final, 6 July 2008 |
0% |
|
Bjorn Borg v John McEnroe, Wimbledon men's final 1980 |
0% |
|
Rod Laver wins his second Grand Slam US Open men's final, 1969 |
0% |
|
Chris Evert v Martina Navratilova, French Open ladies' final, 1985 |
0% |
|
Arthur Ashe v Jimmy Connors, Wimbledon men's final, 1975 |
0% |
|
Maria Bueno v Margaret Smith, Wimbledon ladies' final, 1964 |
0% |
|
Goran Ivanisevic v Pat Rafter Wimbledon men's final, 2001 |
0% |
|
Venus Williams v Lindsay Davenport Wimbledon ladies' final, 2005 |
0% |
|
Suzanne Lenglen v Dorothea Lambert Chambers, Wimbledon ladies' final, 1919 |
0% |
|
Margaret Court v Billie-Jean King, Wimbledon ladies' final, 1970 |
0% |
|
Virginia Wade v Betty Stove, Wimbledon ladies' final, 1977 |
0% |