Sports History was made 26 years ago at the French Open title when Steffi Graf defeated Natsaha Zvereva. Both girls were teenagers in the prime of their athletic careers. This match defied the long history of victories at the French Open and inspired many children in the game of tennis. Read more in the article below.
On this day in 1988, Steffi Graf won her second French Open title with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Natasha Zvereva. The match, which lasted all of 32 minutes, set the record for shortest women's singles title match at a Grand Slam in the Open Era. It also marked the first time a French Open finalist failed to win one game, and was the first time since 1911 at any Grand Slam final that a title was decided by a 6-0, 6-0 score.
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