Lendl was the reason I started playing tennis, after watching that epic french open live in 1984. What a legend, thanks mate.

talk about a guy who is underrated.....

I do not think that there is any other player in the history of Tennis who was as determined as Ivan Lendl to be the best player in the world.He lost 5 grandslam finals initially but he came back very strongly to win 8 grandslams (3 French open,3 US open,2 Australian open).He lost 2 Wimbeldon finals in 1986 and 1987.Over all he won 94 titles.He was world number 1 for 270 weeks.Absolutely a great legend,one of the all time great, beyond doubt and ambiguity.

Ivan Lendl is a role model for hardwork, consistency, modesty, courage and never give up attitude. True champion. We are fortunate to have witnessed his peak level of tennis during the 80s.

"well, saved me a lot of time ever talking to SI again..."  epic!!!  one of the top 10 greats of tennis!!

A real Icon. A Legend.A 200% professional. No showman. A real worker. No paradise bird. Under the best 5 no. 1 players in ranking of all time. This says a former Boris Becker fan from Germany. Ivan was greatness.

The best player! Don't worry about what they thought about you! We LOVE YOU!! :-)

I was a ballboy at the 1994 Volvo International in New Haven, CT - I worked one of Ivan's matches.  Talk about intense and extremely particular, and damn that sawdust got all over the place.  Ah, memories.

He was the reason I worked everyday on a tennis court.  Most of the time by myself, just serving and running laps.  Never played college tennis, quit playing after high school. But after 30 yrs I picked up a racquet again, and became a 4.5 player within two years once I started playing.  Ivan Lendl didn’t care that people laughed at him. I didn’t care when people would laugh at me when I was 17 years old serving at 11pm at night at the high school after I finished working on the farm.  I know, who cares. I cared.

Lendl was amazing and one of the first to realize how important fitness was and pushed himself to greatness. Was an inspiration in the United States to a generation.

Lendl is a member at a golf course I worked at. Super cool to talk to

One of the best one handed backhanders of all time!

I have been watching tennis since 1980. My first idol was Borg,  my second was Lendl.

I grew up watching you Ivan on television. You were one of my idols, and you know what, i am a swede. I didn´t care, i loved how you played.

The most underrated tennis player Champion that there has been. He deserves a lot more credit than has been given to him

Lendl went t o US Open final 8 times in a row and won 3 titles there.  This is despite the crowd always against him.  That crowd preferred the locals McEnroe and Connors who behaved awful in the 80s.  What an incredible achievement by Lendl!  He did it the hard way. Love the fact he had a winning record against both McEnroe and Connors.

Took the game to a new level - nutrition, fitness, professionalism.

Intelligent player. Fierce competitor. Humorous off court.

Always admired Ivan Lendl...no nonsense and all business on the court.  I don’t blame him for not ever talking to Sports Illustrated.  That was totally cruel.   Just ignorance and tackless.   Enjoyed the video.

Sampras wrote in his book that Lendl was underrated

I'm 55 yrs old. In the 80's and 90's I liked Edberg, Becker, Sampras and also Agassi, more than Ivan. But I'm sure that if Lendl play now, with the actual rackets and the actual athletic training, he would win also Wimbledon and more and more than 8 Grand Slam Tournaments. A Real Legend.