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Mats Wilander: the case for the GOAT

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    Mats Wilander: the case for the GOAT

    Sweden · Born 22 August 1964, Växjö, Sweden · Career 1981–1996

    Clever, tactically astute Swede who won the French Open at 17 and adapted his baseline game to win majors on clay, grass and hard courts.

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    Why Mats Wilander could be the GOAT

    Wilander won majors on three surfaces and in 1988 took three of the four, beating Lendl in an epic US Open final to claim No. 1. His seven majors came before he turned 25. His tactical intelligence let a counter-puncher win the Australian Open on grass twice.

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    Mats Wilander is #12 of 20 in the fan ranking, with a 2–2 head-to-head record from 52 Men's tennis votes. See the full Men's tennis GOAT ranking

    Mats Wilander head to head

    How the ranking works. Every head-to-head vote is a result, like a game. The standings use a Bradley–Terry model, the same idea behind chess ratings: beating a highly rated legend counts for more than beating a long shot. Ratings are shown on a chess-style scale centred on 1500.

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