| The 1980s were a great decade for tennis. A long | | | | 3. Boris Becker. Ah, the jump serve. Becker |
| decade that saw the face of the sport change. This | | | | popularized this method of serving in the 1980s, and |
| brief article will focus on my favorite 5 tennis players | | | | just about everyone I knew tried to emulate it in their |
| from the 1980s. These aren't ordered by who was | | | | own way. Becker was a true warrior on the tennis |
| best, simply by my favorites. I hope you enjoy it! | | | | court, and I'm a big fan of what he did for the sport. |
| 5. Bjorn Borg. The Swedish maestro who may be | | | | 2. Ivan Lendl. One of the most under-appreciated |
| referred to as the best to ever play the game had his | | | | players in tennis history, in my mind. Lendl anchored the |
| career lasted just a little bit longer. | | | | number one spot in the world for years, a streak that |
| 4. Stefan Edberg. One of the last true serve and | | | | often goes overlooked. He was simply a machine. |
| volley players who captured the world's number one | | | | 1. John McEnroe. What can you say about Mac? His |
| rank. I can't think of a player who covered the net as | | | | charisma, his hustle, and everything else that he did on |
| well as Edberg has, and he was one of the last of a | | | | the court is legendary. To see him as a commentator |
| breed of true serve and volley tennis players that | | | | through his retirement is simply a delight. |
| essentially no longer exists. | | | | |