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Article: Chris charges past Martina for 7th title
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- June 8, 1986
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PARIS Chris Evert Lloyd, playing nearly flawlessly in the final
two sets, came from behind to defeat Martina Navratilova 2-6, 6-3,
6-3 and capture the French Open women's title for a record seventh
time yesterday.
"On a scale of 1 to 10, I played about an 8," said Navratilova,
who lost the women's final to Lloyd on the red clay court at Roland
Garros Stadium for the second straight year. "She played a 10 the
last two sets."
The victory lifted Lloyd past Bjorn Borg of Sweden and France's
Suzanne Lenglen, a star of the 1920s, both of whom won the French
title six times.
"It's certainly one of my favorite tournaments," said the
31-year-old from Boca Raton, Fla.
It was the 69th career ...