As the Wimbledon Championships ... memorable Gentleman's Singles Final. 1980 saw Sweden's Bjorn Borg face the promising 21 year old American, John McEnroe.
“Borg-McEnroe is one of the all-time rivalries,” Wimbledon winner Pat Cash said. “It was like the heavenly angel vs. the anti-Christ.” The hell-raiser from Queens, who was booed by some as ...
This would have to be up there. The ice-cool Swedish champion Bjorn Borg against the brash John McEnroe who was snapping at his heels for the crown of the world's best player. Borg's four-year reign ...
His 1980 Wimbledon final against four-time champion Bjorn Borg was a classic. Down two sets to one, and trailing 5-4 in the fourth set, McEnroe broke Borg, and soon it was 6-6. In a tiebreaker for ...
BOSTON (AP)—John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg were back on the same court Saturday, with McEnroe winning 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) in the Champions Cup semifinals. The 53-year-old Borg, who won five consecutive ...
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have been compared to tennis icons John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg for ... the pair faced off in the legendary 1980 Wimbledon final – which the Swede won in five ...