5 greatest French Open matches in the Open Era

Chris Evert vs Martina Navratilova, 1985

Both former world no. 1s, Evert and Navratilova are widely considered two of the best tennis players of all time. The pair’s rivalry was akin to the current one of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, with Evert and Navratilova contesting each other neck and neck in terms of wins.

The two met at the finals of the 1985 French Open with a 33-31 head-to-head record in favour of Navratilova, although Evert was the superior player on clay.

With each player at one set, it was an evenly matched contest, and almost took the deciding set to a tiebreak. Despite being down at match point to Navratilova, Evert managed to break her serve to take an eventual 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–5 win.