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June 6, 1989: Seventeen-year-old Michael Chang overcomes a two-sets-to-love deficit, muscle cramps and the world’s No. 1 player in upsetting Ivan Lendl 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in 4 hours, 39 minutes to advance into the quarterfinals of the French Open. Riddled with cramps in the fifth-set, causing him to stand on changeovers, Chang utilizes an underhand serve in the fifth set and benefits from Lendl’s double fault on match point to register one of the biggest upsets in major tournament play.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:57:52 +0000

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