June 16, 1974: Teenagers Borg and Evert stun Roland-Garros and usher in new era
06/16/2024 05:00 AM
On this day, June 16, 1974, 18-year-old Bjorn Borg, from Sweden, and Chris Evert, 19 years old, both triumphed at Roland-Garros for the first time. Then the youngest man to ever win the tournament, Borg came back from two sets down to edge Manuel Orantes in the final (2-6, 6-7, 6-0, 6-1, 6-1), while Evert, who wouldn’t be defeated on clay until 1979, destroyed Olga Morozova (6-1, 6-2).
