Chris/Martina– French '85
…Todd

At the close of this long match, my faith was renewed in a number of ways.  After Chris went down love-40 at 5-all in the third to Martina I thought I would die.  This would be yet another loss that would be so difficult to swallow (the 1984 US Open had just about killed me).  But at the '85 French, Chris pulled it out and I remembered thinking, “If Chris can do it, so can I”.
 
I was going through a phase with my own game and was finding it difficult to “take my game to the next level”.  I worked harder at getting into better shape and focused more on playing one point at a time and not worrying about the outcome.  This attitude carried me to new heights and it is a valuable tool that I use to this day.  I could never have reached the level I am at now with my play without the inspiration that Chris gave me so long ago.