The 16,000 fans on Center Court of the All-England Club stood and cheered him as he collected his runner-up medal.McEnroe played almost faultless tennis in the first set, and Borg was slow to get into the match.McEnroe held his service right up until the end of the second set. Being 27, I was one with the misfortune of never having seen it.
'I was hoping he was going to fold.
'We really do have a classic confrontation here,' purred John Barrett into his John McEnroe (pic) was involved in one of the all-time great finals against Bjorn Borg in 1980The stage was Wimbledon's Centre Court on Saturday July 5, 1980 and Bjorn 'Ice Man' Borg had lost the opening set to John 'Superbrat' McEnroe. Borg had established himself as the heir to Rod Laver, the king of Wimbledon, but McEnroe had shown his reign was under threat. Seven match points, and I failed to do it.“Every time I had another match point John came up with a great shot.”But Borg emerged as a great champion again after the tense drama of the tiebreaker was over. Angry fans will insist the new agent-led approach brings back the glory daysPep Guardiola reveals Manchester City centre back Eric Garcia has told him he WON'T sign a new contract as he tries to force a move to Barcelona despite being handed his chance at the EtihadTottenham legend Ledley King returns to the club as Jose Mourinho's first team assistant as boss praises defender as 'a true Spurs man' Willian 'agrees three-year Arsenal deal on £100,000 per week' after Chelsea star snubbed Frank Lampard's pleas to stay at Stamford Bridge as he crosses London to join rivals on free transferPremier League clubs REJECT allowing five substitutes despite a split across the top flight with 11 teams voting for a return to three subsTottenham have new £20m-plus bid for Southampton's Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg ACCEPTED as Jose Mourinho strengthens for the new seasonTransfer news LIVE: Arsenal 'enter race to sign Lille defender Gabriel Magalhaes' as Barcelona sign Brazilian prospect Gustavo Maia for just £4m'I was a volcano about to erupt': Nicolas Anelka on THAT World Cup row with Raymond Domenech, as explosive Netflix show reveals his shock at L'Equipe's 'go f*** yourself' front page 'We want kids to go to school and that is maybe more important than people in stadiums': Pep Guardiola keen for fans to return but only when Covid-19 is in retreat as Man City prepare to face Real Madrid in empty Etihad'They are more than a team... you can never relax even if you are winning 4-0': Rodri warns his Man City team-mates ahead of crunch Champions League clash against the competition's 'biggest' side Real Madrid The £560,000-per-week nightmare is FINALLY over: Alexis Sanchez's United exit is confirmed as Inter Milan hand flop a three-year deal... but there's no piano unveiling video this time! I …
But I didn’t give up.
The following story was sent July 5, 1980.WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Bjorn Borg thought he was going to lose his Wimbledon title when John McEnroe saved seven match points and won a marathon tiebreaker to level Saturday’s final at two sets all.“I thought … maybe he will end up winning the match,” said Borg after coming through the 3-hour, 53-minute classic 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7, 8-6.“I have never been so disappointed on a tennis court as when I lost that fourth set.
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The quality of play was electrifying and the atmosphere there was just wonderful. As Barrett put it at the time: 'They've both looked down the gun barrel and they're both still alive.
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'They knew each others' play backwards and so the anticipation was amazing.
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