One of the greatest? Borg v McEnroe Wimbledon Final 1980

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[Wimbledon]

Who won the fourth set tie-break? Watch and learn... #Borg   #McEnroe   #Wimbledon  #1980

[jamma]

Commentary at its finest:

*point is scored*
_"Yes."_

[mcqueen]

the amazing thing about McEnroe is that he looked so 'unathletic' but he was so damn graceful...

[brianboucher]

I saw the whole match in the TV department (on multiple breaks from work) in the old Jordan Marsh store in Warwick, Rhode Island....there were about 10 people watching the match there... amazing...would never see that today.... the game was HUGE back then...

[TheColinChapman]

„the day you lose your biggest rival is also a day you lose a part of yourself." (John McEnroe about Björn Borg's retirement from Tennis)

[samtyler]

the Mcenroe serve is poetry in motion.Such a thing of beauty

[chriswylie]

The soft sound of touch off the racket is so beautiful. No offense to the crushing sound of todays players but the touch and feel of this era was beautiful even just to listen to but also to watch.

[arnoldjr]

Simply put .The Greatest Match Ever Played. Mcenroe's play to force the tiebreaker was only eclipsed by he's play during the tiebreaker. In my opinion only Federer Nadal even comes close.

[michaelm]

"One of the greatest? Borg v McEnroe Wimbledon Final 1980"

Yes, for sure!!!

[akisenv]

legendary players. they made tennis popular to the whole world.

[Geklimper]

Not one of the greatest tie-breaks ... but the greatest tie-break ever!

[rired]

4th set tie-break... beyond belief... I saw it 'live'...

[landy-gyebnar]

Borg was the sexiest sportsman ever born. :)

[fabioguarino]

Non sono un tecnico o allenatore, ma basta guardare il tennis di oggi e i suoi campioni per vedere la differenza di gioco, potenza e stile!
Oggi i tennisti sono macchine da guerra!
Troppo forti rispetto al passato.

[petroskalandatze]

In my opinion proportionately for the years he played tennis B.BORG was the best ever!!!

[robertdyer]

I was in ICU valley medical center no TV the only tennis final since 72 i ever missed & of course it was the greatest match EVER

[klauszungler]

I think the greatest tennis match ever played

[christopherholton]

To me, this was the apex of the sport of tennis: McEnroe v Borg. Contrasting styles and contrasting personalities, but mutual respect. They ended up 7-7 in their careers, but that statistic is somewhat misleading. None of their matches were on clay, Borg's best surface. McEnroe wasn't particularly competitive on clay. He didn't need to be, but it does in my opinion indicate that Borg was the more complete player.

[vw]

This wasn't "one of the greatest"- it remains the greatest match ever played.

[Applecorecafe]

I had the privilege of watching this match with Don Budge.