Mandlikova - Navratilova (Pohár federácie 1986)

[@rockodlak]

V těžkých časech komunismu to musela být pro Martinu velká satisfakce, když ji tak krásně přijalo československé publikum a právem si zasloužila všechny ovace, které ji diváci vyjádřili. Muselo to být trpké zjištění pro komunistické pohlaváry vládnoucí garnitury v těch časech! A to je dobře! Aspoň viděli, po čem lid touží a s kým sympatizuje... Martina, naprosto skvělá!👍

[@shihlin1]

Martina calls this her "Prodigal Daughter Returns Home" moment. Starting 1975 (when Navratilova defected to U.S. seeking asylum) Martina said she was a nonexistent nobody in Czech. The authorities there removed her name from all texts and records like she never existed. Playing Fed Cup back in her homeland meant the world to her. Even tho she was by now a U.S. citizen, her Czech blood runs deep ! She said a lot came to her matches to see if she had turned into a freak as legend would have it---LOL! Obviously an emotional week for Martina and she kept it together and won all her matches. The crowd reaction to her speech (in Czech) at the end says it all !

[@aagold76]

In the ESPN Documentary on their rivalry- 'Unmatched' Evert talked about how great it was to see Martina finally get her due. As spectacular as Martina could be- she never had the fan's support in her heyday, it was nice seeing a crowd behind her.

[@Alo1983z]

Todo mi apoyo desde España. Que bonito video.♥

[@defordefor9865]

Funny at the beginning, how umpire introduces "Navratilova Czechoslovakia" but immediately corrects himself "Navratilova USA" :-DAlso, the the end, Martina says "I hope it won't last another 11 years till I may come again." Fortunately not, as in 1989 iron curtain fell.

[@WONGLER]

Even today in 2022 - I do not regard Lendl or Navratilova as americans, only "paper document americans"

[@turquoise770]

@@WONGLER They always were Americans in their hearts, because being American means something ideological; more than just where you are born on the planet.

[@WONGLER]

@@turquoise770 Being americans meant much more money and freedom than in communistic Czech Republic

[@turquoise770]

@@WONGLER yes, and now you must begin to think about the underlying reasons why such opportunity exists.

[@zeddeka]

@@turquoise770 Not sure Lendl and Navratilova got on. He described her once as a 'limousine liberal'.

[@berndeigner8837]

the spectators were very fair!

[@samout321]

Po martinine projevu na koci je krasne videt, kdo v hledisti byl fanousek tenisu, a kdo estebak. Jedni tleskaji, druzi zaryte cumi. After Martina´s speech at the very end it is clearly visible, who in the audience is tenis fan, and who member of comunist secret police. Fans are applauding, policeman and agents sitting with rude faces. Communist government went nuts after that. Originaly TV couldn´t (and didn´t) broadcast the final ceremony at all, fortunately it´s been archived. Brief translation of what she said in czech - first of all I´d like to thank all of you for coming here (long applaus), you´re all great fans, not only of the players, but mainly tennis itself, which is the most important for us as players. For me, it was even more special, I´really haven´t expected such warm welcome, and I hope (applaus) I´d like to thank you from deep of my heart, and I hope it won´t take anothe 11 years to come back here again and play tennis. Thank you.

[@davidmuller404]

A jeden z těch estébáků byl Hejma.

[@tomastezky89]

We Czechs were on both sides !!! But we were Russian colony (1945~1989 given to Russia by war winners) and so we supported both Hanka Mandlíková and Czech Martina Navrátilová with the USA passport, because it WAS OUR PROTEST AGAINST RUSSIAN OCCUPATION of Czechoslovakia and Russian 1968 invasion to Czechoslovakia😢Comunistic Prime minister Štrougal had left before the end of the match. THE ENTIRE MATCH WAS 100% POLITICAL ISSUE GIVING US CZECH WONDERFUL CHANCE TO PROTEST AGAINST RUSSIAN OCCUAPATION OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐💕

[@Busola29]

Ye now is better Czechs girls sold for sex Americans and west rich people (xvideos...) ... Now Czechs is free of women , free of normal life, free of tradition, free of pride, free from the development of sports Good luck with this freedom when you want! I think that the Czech Republic is a much larger colony of the West than it has ever been the USSR, but money buy everthing... If you want be slave , be slave...

[@barbadosb6166]

@@Busola29 good recesist :))))))))))))

[@zeddeka]

Hana using a prototype Yonex racquet here. She didn't switch in the end and stayed with Wilson.

[@jpeyton88]

Is there any of the Evert Sukova match?

[@lubomirjan6276]

Naše Martina

[@borgtennis]

Mandlikova played well in the 1st set where as Navratilova made more unforced errors as usual. Mandlikova appeared underweight and she was obviously in pain from her hand in the 2nd set.

[@romania4712]

borgtennis Hana was diagnosed as borderline anemic during this summer. She tried the Haas diet that worked so well for Martina. It clearly wasn’t for her. The hand is a curious thing. She sprained it against Graf in Paris which is why she lost so bad to Chris in the semis playing that match in tears. I doubt it’s the same injury by this point. After this she would fall during an exhibition in Pennsylvania and sprain her ankle right before the Open. She never really was the same after that.

[@carlochapelle9331]

I think Hana recovered in time to win the 1987 Australian Open against Martina.

[@zeddeka]

@@romania4712 The Open? Which Open? Australian? French? Italian? US?

[@marianpatek2623]

Mandlíková podla záveru štvorhry moc rozumu nepobrala, bolo to až trapné , smiešne všetkym pritomnym ,pekne sa zhovadila...

[@barbadosb6166]

Bylo to trapné a ubohé moc. Kdo se ale někdy neztrapnil. Ono to pro ni ani nebylo jednoduché. Hrála doma a přitom cítila že domácí je vlastně Martina. Nic moc. Ale trapná byla moc. To máš pravdu.

[@philippeyared2050]

Where's the grunting??? Were they dumb?

[@romania4712]

It’s interesting to see that our news media more or less misrepresented the crowd in this match. They were very fair and even warm to Martina. But they were rooting for Hana and invoking their rhythmic clapping for her, not Martina. The cheer for Hana is clearly louder during the introductions as well. Far different from how this was reported by the American sports media, including Chris Evert.

[@tomschmitz5745]

perhaps chris meant at the ending ceremony?

[@lenwelch2195]

STJB .3 the crowd did. Clap louder and longer for Martina than Hana - it’s right here twice ( they announced them separatively twice

[@romania4712]

Len Welch I don’t know what to tell you. But it’s very clear during intros that the crowd was pulling for Hana. Not even close. Also when Hana saves break points in the first set those are the loudest cheers of the day. In the second set the Czech rhythmic clap is invoked several times on Hana’s behalf. That’s never done for Martina.

[@zeddeka]

It's worth remembering that the Fed Cup was a totally different format then. The whole event was played over the space of one week, with matches between several different nations. In that week in Prague, the USA Team played China, Spain, Italy and Germany and Martina played ten matches in all between singles and doubles. It's perfectly possible that Martina was given a standing ovation during the week she was there and that neither Chris Evert nor the US media were misreporting.

Nee, ich spreche gar kein Deutsch, Hana!'