The former world No 1 lost the 1981 French Open final to Bjorn Borg, before defeats to Jimmy Connors in the 1982 and 1983 US Open finals. Lendl would ultimately fall 0-4 after defeat to Mats ...

Fittingly enough, Scanlon’s finest moment in tennis came when he beat McEnroe in the round of 16 of the 1983 US Open, winning by the tight score of 7-6, 7-6, 4-6, 6-3. He’d go on to reach the ...