4 greatest French Open finals of all-time

#2 Ivan Lendl vs John McEnroe (1984)

Ivan Lendl lift his first French Open Trophy in 1984

Coming into the 1984 French Open, Ivan Lendl had to endure the disappointment of finishing as runner-up on different occasions in Grand Slam finals. Critics were beginning to doubt if he can finally break his grand slam jinx. The poker-faced Czech who rarely shows any emotions on the court would eventually have the last laugh.

Lendl was the second seed and McEnroe was the top seed. McEnroe's record in that year was 82-3 and he ended up winning 13 Singles titles.

The two players with contrasting styles and attitude met in the final. McEnroe was up two sets to none against Ivan Lendl. Then, McEnroe had one of his typical outbursts when he yelled at a cameraman in the third set. That proved to be the turning point of the match as Lendl saw a silver lining. The French crowd weren't happy with McEnroe's behaviour and they started to cheer his opponent more vociferously. Riding on the support of a partisan French crowd, Lendl seized the initiative to win the match 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5.