They said it ...
The French Open tennis championships produced not only an historic win for Martina Navratilova, but also some noteworthy quotes. Among the best were.— O “It wasn’t exactly a routine day at the office” ... the grand prix supervisor, Ken Ferrar, after John McEnroe’s complaints about the state of the court and the presence of photographers during his second round win over Mei Purcell. © "Try playing tennis, Connors” ... “It’s Mister Connors to you” ... an exchange between the No. 3 seed and a spectator. • “I was lucky to win the opening set and I was lucky again in the fourth. In fact, I was lucky at all the right times” ... Mats Wilander summing up his quarterfinal victory over the defending champion, Yannick Noah. 0 “I’m still in there and still playing — so I’ve got a big advantage over the guys who are out” ... Connors
before his semi-final with McEnroe. ® “It was the first miracle of my life” ... Sweden’s Henrik Sundstrom, after coming back from 6-2, 6-0, 5-1 down to beat the Chilean, Hans Gildemeister. © “It’s almost ridiculous, he argued several calls which were seven inches out and he said ‘right on the line, right on the line.’ Maybe there’s something wrong with his eyes” ... the American, Jimmy Arias, after losing to McEnroe in the quarter-finals. ® “Jimmy’s 100 per cent wrong. I have above average eyesight — at least according to my last medical” ... McEnroe. ® “I don’t know, I’ll have to think about that ... next question” ... Chris EvertLloyd, when asked if there was a silver lining to her defeat by Navratilova in the final. ©“I love the French Open and I love Paris ... and we have the men here, too” ... the Canadian teenager, Carling Bassett.
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