Thirty-four minutes, 6-0 6-0. A time never equaled in the history of the finals. The stoppage during the game, due to rain, will last longer than the game itself. June 4, 1988 will remain in the annals, the day when the young Steffi Graf with the bushy fringe, at the top of her 19 years, defeats Natasha Zvereva in the final at Roland Garros and wins her second consecutive title. Commentators in the stands wonder if the opponents are playing the same discipline. In front of Nelson Monfort's microphone, the German blonde, embarrassed by this expedited victory, apologizes to her stunned audience.
In 1988, the budding champion won the Wimbledon tournament. Bob Martin / Getty Images
“His footwork was fantastic; she had very beautiful ones, moreover, remembers her friend Jean-Paul Loth, at the time captain of the French team of the Davis Cup. 1988 was his year. By winning the final of the Seoul Olympics in October, she established herself as the only player to date to have won a golden Grand Slam (the fact of winning, the same year,
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