Chris Evert | Top 10-Points | US Open

Watch Chris Evert's Top-10 points at the US Open.
Evert dominated the US Open between 1975 and 1982, winning six titles and never failed to reach the second round of the competition during her career.
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[@Jim-lr1zg]

I'm sorry, but #10 is clearly the best of the ten points shown here.

[@surajssubramanian7327]

Absolutely

[@jayo.7086]

Yeah, it’s not even close. Why rank it 10th?

[@surajssubramanian7327]

@@jayo.7086 So that people watch the entire video 😂😜

[@fabiengougeon1882]

So true !

[@marylamb6063]

Chris's father taught her to be very passive and precise when playing. Passive so her opponent would make the mistakes, and precise to be able to control the ball to wherever she wanted. Her playing style never changed.

[@monica012077]

I never saw her style as passive. She was an excellent defender but in some of those points(particularly the 70's ones) she was able to dictate play off the ground. All with a wooden racquet.

[@willkittwk]

@@monica012077 true Chrissy was a masterful point constructor. Think more like she milked errors from opponents rather than waited for them. As most women played from baseline with wood rackets when she started its harder to hit winners from baseline so she had to work the lines and the angles.

[@andersdahlbeck2907]

I think it changed a bit in the mid 80s. She got more aggressive, hit the ball harder and wanted to finish off the points quicker. She did still rely on those precise baseline shots though.

[@ARZ1987]

Ive always wondered how a prime Chris would do on today’s tour. So cool to see someone dominate by just being solid and exquisite point construction

[@rafarequeni822]

To those complaining about how much slower tennis was back then, remember that is not only than today's women players are way more athletic (in men's tennis the difference is not that evident), it's not only the wooden rackets... it's also the filming technology. The 4:3 aspect ratio and less amount of zooming in the court makes it appear smaller. In present day tennis matches the court looks *huge* and so the players seem to move unbelievably fast and the ball is a lighting. If someone filmed a Nadal-Djokovic with those old cameras they also would look moving slower.

[@okaunis]

Most people can't comprehend the meaning of perspective.

[@th8257]

The video of the first point has definitely been speed up slightly.

[@cpa2011]

I think they ranked them in reverse

[@FromNaboo]

Hahaha, my thoughts exactly.

[@shihlin1]

Point #10 is in virtually every Evert-Navratilova highlight reel there is.

[@dannywhite9975]

An absolute legend ☆☆☆☆☆

[@MrRosenleaf406]

Evert is perhaps the most patient player I have ever watched footage of. Wow!

[@willkittwk]

#10 point construction is impeccable. Chrissy painting the sidelines then going cross court for the win. Us guys can get game from watching a genius like Miss Evert !

[@balat77]

Amazing 1st point 🙌🏻..any time that's a great point

[@markwhitman9029]

I agree number 10 should be No.1 just look at how great Chrissie's footwork is and how she carves out a strategy to win the point. Those brilliant lobs and attempted passing shots. The overheads were cool but should have closed the point. Then BOOM her signature drop shot!!

[@kenmoreSF]

Pam Shriver had to have the weirdest groundstrokes ever!

[@pjesf]

There was a point very early in the 1st set of her 1989 victory over Seles that not only should have been here but should have been #1 because it was representative of the play style she had after adopting the new racquet and fitness regime. Go find it. At the end, Tony Trabert says something like, “That’ll take some starch outta you.”

[@ashwinmoorthy6244]

this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqbQdpJ9jsmmqqs and the point starts at about the 4 minute mark on the second serve. You won't be disappointed.

[@pjesf]

@@ashwinmoorthy6244 : Yep - that’s the one. 👍🏻

[@stevebbuk]

By 1989 she was a few years past her peak, in singles at least. Her persona on the court was unrivalled, however.

[@lenwelch2195]

Was in the first game at 30-30. Chris pummels a backhand down the line a half inch from baseline and the sideline . Absolutely perfect shot- the art of hitting deep . I rallied with a player at holiday park who hit almost every shot just two inches from my baseline almost every ball . On clay it was an impossible shot to attack or do much with . Tendency was to return it short which was exactly the plan - the court I found myself having to cover became suddenly immense . I later found out I was hitting with John Evert. Jimmybtheir fsther stressed hitting deep for this reason - you keep the attacking player from having an advantage of opening up your court.

[@nebojserode7112]

Beauty !

[@craigwilliams516]

Chrissie was NOT a passive baseliner. Being steady and consistent is not patty cake. She could hit the ball.

[@Belgarath777]

There are better points from both her wins over Martina in the 85 and 86 French Open Finals, including one which was on match point.

[@rnj007]

Noticed a future president in the crowd on that last 'video or segment....

[@harishrao4097]

Yes.. It's him.

[@thomasszymanski1107]

It is hard for me to say the best shot she hit was in her last professional match when she was upset by Garrison. No shade on Garrison - but I could name a ton more.

[@fjosephgonzales6870]

Chrissie's US Open match with Garrison actually wasn't her last professional match. It was a few weeks later at the 1989 Fed Cup, where Chrissie went 5-0 in singles, with her official last pro match actually being a 6-3, 6-2 win over Conchita Martinez of Spain.

[@thomasszymanski1107]

@@fjosephgonzales6870 Thanks for the nuanced point. While Fed Cup and Davis Cup are professional tournaments, they are team events that don't impact ranking points. For whatever reason, I have never followed either events.

[@senorgato70]

I don't care what anyone says or what the record books show. Chris Evert should be ranked in the Top 3 of every and any list of greatest female tennis players. Along with Martina. Truthfully, for me, Chris is #1 and Martina is #2 for me. There would basically be no WTA tour today without the two of them setting the standards of play the way they did.

[@RenGuitar1750]

Love the eye roll / glare from Chrissy when she was playing Billie Jean. The announcers seemed convinced that it bounced twice and Billie Jean probably should have called it if the line judge didn't.

[@christopherhammer1778]

Uh 1984 F game point 1st game 2nd set would like a word...

[@cynthiarusso5967]

Thank you.

[@monica012077]

1984 2nd set point in the 1st set.

[@preciousjey]

Yay for MariChris!

[@blakebrothers3984]

Grass at the US Open Wow

[@secrets.295]

Oh wow. The women these days are like 5 times faster than they are back then and probably 10 times harder hitter. I believe when Graf first came she completely change athleticism in the womens game because she was damn fast. Monica Seles started the trend of hard hitter while the Williams sisters brings both Athleticism & Power to a new level

[@aagold76]

YOU COULD NOT HIT THE BALL AS HARD WITH THE WOODEN RACKETS! Go try- you wind up and hit like Serena and the ball WILL go out by 30 feet. Today's technology is better, not the players. If you gave yesterday's champs today's rackets- they'd still be champs. If you gave today's champs yesterday's rackets- they'd be in the fetal position at the back of the court sobbing.

[@willkittwk]

@@aagold76I wonder what pro tennis would look like today if they made the pro players stick to wood. Although I guess jimmy was the first to use metal T 2000. Pro baseball makes the players use wood bats instead of aluminum like college and high school can use. It's just a fact that you can hit harder farther and faster with them and they keep them out of the pros mainly to preserve the integrity of the stats. But tennis doesn't have that emphasizes ( stats) it's more wins.

[@aagold76]

@@willkittwk women's tennis needs to do something- it's been shown that the rackets today are causing a lot of the injuries they're getting- you'd think they'd want to preserve their players- they keep getting hurt and the women's field at every major is a travesty- you could throw a dart and have a better chance of predicting the winner than going by rankings. Maybe they should switch back to the rackets of the 90s...?????

[@willkittwk]

@@aagold76 maybe and my hands and arms get beat up with the new rackets when I take a good swing on the FH and the racket comes round on follow thru and crashes against my left hand or arm you know when you don't quite square up the ball and the racket has some mind of its own

[@monica012077]

@@willkittwk I've hit myself in the back that's how loose my arm is when I swing one handed. I started doing the Nadal/Sharapova to compensate but with less control.

[@darrenbrown9126]

Who put this together? The bottom half were better than the top half points; out of all of the great points from the Austin match, they chose THAT one?...and no points from the 84 final with Martina??!!

[@KTF0]

You can tell which era of tennis it is solely by Chris's hairstyle.

[@icomment2226]

Chris Evert has to be the best female tennis player of all time. Her strength, concentration, and geometry are out of this World. Martina Navratilova was really the only player that could challenge her. Christ Evert was born to play tennis--no questions about it.

[@sciagurrato1831]

Lol

[@marianoprato7971]

WAITING FOR SABATINI'S TOP TEN ❤

[@chubbieminami3274]

Did they use much heavier rackets back then?

[@shasha5781]

10th should be 1st

[@ruhningfast7016]

Random 10-Points LOL ... plus some of these actually showcase her opponents more than her. Some of them are just exciting points to watch.

[@5starisms]

Wow they are playing soooo slowly

[@plm8830]

They didn't hit with any power in the 70s or 80s. It's like they were out there practicing. This is a different era now.

[@rafarequeni822]

They were certainly less strongly built and also there's the thing with wooden rackets.

[@andyroo9381]

Racket technology is the major factor there.

[@fong03]

That’s an oversimplification because in the late 80s you had Graf who certainly hit with power. However, even before that with the change in racquet technology, the pace of shot increased dramatically. You can see that in this clip in the ‘83 match with Navratilova.

[@andyroo9381]

@@fong03 You definitely speak the truth. Technology has REALLY changed the women's and men's game of tennis. Better rackets. Better shoes. Better material for clothing. Now a tennis player travels with a big team; tennis coach, nutrition specialist, manager, physio-therapist and fitness coach. It is entirely different from the 80's era.

[@fong03]

@@andyroo9381 Absolutely. The court surfaces have changed too. They are all almost universally slower, even the grass at Wimbledon. The balls are fluffier and lighter as well. This makes the game much more suited to aggressive baseliners and allows for better defense as well. If Martina or any of the other GOATs were born in this era, they would also hit with the incredible pace we see in this era.

[@th8257]

The first point has been speed up a bit!

[@cpa2011]

The won with Pam Shriver should be higher ranked - but as a major Chrissy fan - who cares?

[@akmal83cahnnel75]

The next like guys I'm indonesia

[@jl3322]

There were so many from the french open 84 and 85 as well as the Australian of 88 where she actually won the tournaments. These sucked

[@yussepig6629]

Read the title, it’s about US open

[@Goat.Goat.]

in this time she would get beaten hardcore

[@uccellone2012]

Who can see where is "the Donald"????????? :-) Ok I tell you!!!!!! at 5:03!!! old farrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrttttttttttt!!

[@k.alvarado6237]

I do not think Chris would have had the athletic ability to play in the Serena Era. Steffi could have..... but not Chris..

[@parishermes9834]

Slowmotion 😝

[@th8257]

They've actually speeded up the first point slightly too!

[@yussepig6629]

Wood rackets you fool

[@parishermes9834]

@@yussepig6629 foolish is your stupid explanation.

[@deno5547]

Booouy, the game was very slow then.

[@The_Great_One]

God, just SOOOO bad. Lmao at this horrible tennis. "B-b-but they played with w-wooden rackets, hurr hurr", so what, trash is still trash.

[@brianfarnell9833]

I don’t know if you play, but I bet money these women would destroy you.

[@markwhitman9029]

You know nothing about tennis. Back in 70s and 80s it was fun to watch because of stylish technique. faster is not necessarily better. Give me Chrissie, Borg Connors etc any day over the overweight Serena who merely slugs the ball. But I do love Nasal and Federer

[@The_Great_One]

@@markwhitman9029 I know far, far more than you do. Fact, not opinion.

[@markwhitman9029]

@@The_Great_One lol why do you think so because you have that picture of a current player as your logo? At least it looks as such. Sure you have an opinion but sadly mistaken.

[@The_Great_One]

@@markwhitman9029 I get it, you have the rose tinted glasses on and are speaking from nostalgia, and like to hype up the "b-but, it wasn't just powah", but no amount of 50 plus shot, pathetic moon ball rallies will ever convince the vast majority of tennis fans, that the tennis back then was great, when it fact, it actually sucked BALLS. Once again, my in depth knowledge of the professional game far exceeds yours, fact, NOT opinion.

[@Joe-ff6tk]

holy shit what happened to womens tennis. its pure garbage now