they were greeted by a most memorable Gentleman's Singles Final. 1980 saw Sweden's Bjorn Borg face the promising 21 year old American, John McEnroe.
Among the legends of the game appearing in the documentary are many who faced Nastase across a net: John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Björn Borg, Stan Smith, Ion Tiriac, and Yannick Noah as well as ...
He dethroned Bjorn Borg at Wimbledon, winning three championships on the prestigious grass courts just outside London. On this side of the Atlantic, he won four U.S. Open titles. McEnroe finished ...
Borg and McEnroe only met 14 times, but the magic they made propelled tennis into pop-culture prominence, much like the Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier trilogy revitalized boxing. Their rivalry ...
Andre Agassi once opened up about looking up to John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, and Bjorn Borg when he was younger. However, Agassi revealed that he found it easier to root for Borg rather than his ...