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The Best of U.S. Open Tennis: 1980-1990 [VHS]

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This video, which I was really looking forward to, turned out to be almost completely worthless. It is quite short (half an hour?) Only one or two points or parts of points are shown per each year of the US open in the 80s. Despite the lack of time in which to actually present any meaningful tennis, the producers did choose to show you extensive views of the the spectators, almost as much time is devoted to showing you the crowd scene as the tennis. Also they do a little review of the non-sports events of each year (Reagan was elected president etc. etc.) that takes up more precious time. The result is that almost no tennis is on this video. I have no idea who they thought would appreciate this dog. A complete waste of time and money.

80 minutes of awesome pro tennis action! If you were into stars of the '80's era, or just enjoy awesome tennis highlights, you'll love this! Both the guys and the gals: McEnroe, Connors, Evert, Navatilova, Lendl, Sampras, Graf and many more. Truly captures some of the most exciting tennis of the decade and I thoroughly enjoyed it! If you're a real tennis enthusiast - YOU WILL TOO! Highly recommended!

There must be 2 different versions of this video, because the " Best of US Open Tennis 1980-1990" video I have is over 80 minutes long (unlike a previous reviewer whose tape was apparently less than an hour long). This is an excellent summary of the major U.S. Open matches of that decade - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

I am a beginning tennis player and love the sport. It is an excellent video and was everything I hoped it would be. I loved seeing the old tennis greats: Chris Evert, Tracy Austin, Steffi Graf and of the men: Connors, McEnroe, Agassi, Lendl and Sampras.....It was awesome just reliving all the final moments of their winning.The players of that decade really showed a lot of emotion, spunk, and grit.
Last but not least, Connors comedic court display when his opponent fails to return the shot always keeps me entertained.
Looking forward to seeing another video for the next decade of U.S. Open Champs.

The video is rather short with coverage of only a couple of points for each match shown. But it does show highlights of matches featuring top players of the 80s. I enjoy footage with McEnroe, Connors and Pete Sampras. The video would worth 5 stars had it been at least an hour long. Nevertheless it's a must-see video for the US Open fans.