--- title: "40 years ago, a kid barely old enough to drive or shave, took down one of the biggest, baddest titles in the sport. Wilander wins the French at 17. It’s been 40 years. Wow!! | KickServeRadio.com" description: "And suddenly the women’s game has a dominant force, who simply has forgotten how to lose. Can Iga Swiatek win Frenchy #2??. KickServeRadio.com with Mats Wilander, Andy Zodin, and Jonny Levine." lang: en json-ld: | { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://kickserveradio.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Episodes", "item": "https://kickserveradio.com/episodes" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "40 years ago, a kid barely old enough to drive or shave, took down one of the biggest, baddest titles in the sport. Wilander wins the French at 17. It’s been 40 years. 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