Ivan Lendl: What has been your biggest disappointment?

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Recorded Ivan Lendl said elsewhere, not written here

Plenty of matches got away, but there’s nothing I can do about it, so why worry?

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2017 source ↗

Others on this question

Boris Becker German tennis player, coach, and commentator

Never to have won the French Open.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 June 2012 source ↗

Ardal O'Hanlon Irish comedian and actor

The day I had to stop playing football five years ago. I realised I couldn’t hack it any more.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 June 2022 source ↗

I really wanted a role in Harry Potter and I never got one.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 May 2026 source ↗

Julie Walters British actress

I don't go in for disappointment.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 September 2008 source ↗

People who have done really well in their sports: in tennis, Steffi Graf; in ice hockey, Wayne Gretzky.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2017 source ↗

As a guy who had fun.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2017 source ↗

I always wanted to play tennis. Otherwise, I always thought it would be fun to do something in mathematics or physics.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2017 source ↗

I am not thinking about dying yet.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2017 source ↗

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