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He was on the brink of elimination in the third round against seventh seed Joakim Nystrom, who had recently made the Roland Garros quarter-finals. It was the 22-year-old’s fourth appearance in The Championships, and he rallied from two sets to one down against Becker to serve for the match at 5-4 in the fifth and again at 6-5.
Said Nystrom: "At Wimbledon, I played the best grass court match of my life. He still beat me.”
He also said: "“He won’t win Wimbledon, not this year.”
Said Nystrom: "At Wimbledon, I played the best grass court match of my life. He still beat me.”
He also said: "“He won’t win Wimbledon, not this year.”
17-Year-Old Boris Becker Came This Close To Losing At 1985 Wimbledon... | ATP Tour | Tennis
Look back at Boris Becker's tough five-set win against Joakim Nystrom at 1985 Wimbledon, where he won the tournament aged 17.
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