Ivan Lendl vs John McEnroe — Long Island Semi-final
Ivan Lendl defeated John McEnroe 6-3 7-5 in the Long Island semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Ivan Lendl came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Ivan Lendl extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Key context
- Match story: Ivan Lendl closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedLendl I. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
3 shared · last 12 monthsLendl I. and McEnroe J. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Lendl I. went 1–2 (33%) against them, McEnroe J. 1–2 (33%). Only 2 of the comparisons are context-comparable — too few for a conclusion.
1–233%Lendl I. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents1–233%McEnroe J. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
6–8Sets4–6
69–75Games44–49
1–2Tiebreaks0–1
1–1Deciding sets0–0
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Sampras P.L4-6 6-7 6-3 6-4 2-6US Open · hardL2-6 4-6 6-3 3-6US Open · hard
vs Edberg S.W6-4 5-7 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4Australian Open · hardL6-7(4) 1-6 4-6Wimbledon · grass- vs Wheaton D.Hard to compareL3-6 6-3 6-7(6) 3-6Wimbledon · grassW6-1 6-4 6-4US Open · hard
Head-to-head
2 meetings · Lendl I. leads 2–020
Hard: Lendl I. leads 1–0 · Grass: Lendl I. leads 1–0
- Lendl I.August 1991Long IslandThis matchHard6-3 7-5
- Lendl I.June 1990Queen's ClubGrass6-2 6-4
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchLendl I.McEnroe J.1 623ELO1 6351 635Hard ELO1 6075–5Last 105–5