[3] Their most memorable match was the 1984 French Open final, when Lendl came from two sets down to win the championship,[3] which McEnroe considered his worst loss.
[4] McEnroe, although capable of holding his own from the back court against most players, struggled against Lendl.
Thus he would use every opportunity to get to the net and take time away from Lendl, who was not the fastest mover and had loopier racket swings—which on faster surfaces did not serve him as well as on clay.
McEnroe served a variety of spins, speed and placements to keep Lendl guessing and adjusting.
Lendl, on the other hand, had a simpler game plan: serve hard enough to keep McEnroe back from the net, and then pound away with his powerful topspin groundstrokes.