5 most intense rivalries in Wimbledon

There have been many intensely ferocious rivalries in tennis over the years, especially at the grandest stage of them all, the Wimbledon.With everyone are trying to give their best to be at the pinnacle of tennis by winning the Wimbledon title, quite a few fiery duel between players who went on to become legends of the game have taken place.Let us now look at 5 of the most compelling rivalries of the Wimbledon in the Open Era.

#1 Martina Navratilova Vs Chris Evert

Probably the most intense and talked about rivalry of all time is the one between Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, who are widely considered to be the best female players to have ever graced the sport of tennis. They have faced each other 22 times, and 9 times out of those have been at Wimbledon.

Evert was the better player in their first encounter in the semi-final of Wimbledon ’76, but Navratilova went on to win 7 of their next 8 encounters. Evert managed to defeat her only once in the next 8 matches that they played together, and it was in the semi-final of Wimbledon ’80. They played 5 Wimbledon finals against each other, and Navratilova emerged victorious in all of them.

The players are also known to be great friends off the field.