Evert/Austin '80 US Open
…Tim

The build up to this match was so dramatic that beforehand, Chris later wrote, she told her father she would admit that Tracy was a better player if she could not beat her in this semifinal match.

After falling behind 0-4 in the first, Chris says she heard a friend of hers yell, "OK, Chris, start the match now!" and she began again, winning 4 of the next 6 games, but losing the first set with positive momentum.

I never saw Chris look more beautiful--wearing a pink satin trim on her white summer dress--and more reptilian all at the same time. Her lovely blonde hair hung perfectly down to her shoulders, but her eyes! They were squinted as they were during any intense match, but they were reptilian in an almost scary way in contrast to all the beauty that otherwise was shining out of her. They were like the eyes of Godzilla looking out over Tokyo, slowly and methodically deciding which area of the city to destroy next.

She only lost 2 more games in the final two sets as she steamed ahead 6-1 and 6-1, leaving Tracy and even Tracy's parents shaking their heads in admiration and disbelief. Three perfect drop shots in the final game alone showed how perfect her touch was, how unreadable, and how accurate the rest of the match had been for Chris that day. I will never forget how she claimed the backcourt throne for good with that victory.