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Borg vs McEnroe Head to Head Record – A Rivalry Of Opposites
John McEnroe vs Bjorn Borg Head to Head record: 7-7 Not just a tennis rivalry, theirs was one of the great sporting rivalries ever. Borg was ‘Ice’ and McEnroe was ‘Fire’, as a subsequent HBO documentary defined the two – a rivalry of opposites. So elemental was their rivalry that [...] -
Great matches of the US Open part three – Borg vs McEnroe
Bjorn Borg vs. John McEnroe (Final, 1980) 7–6(7-4), 6–1, 6–7(5-7), 5–7, 6–4 Over the summer of 1980 tennis regent Bjorn Borg and young pretender John McEnroe engaged each other in a pair of classic grand slam finals. The first, at Wimbledon, is one of the most feted matches of all-time [...] -
Is Federer – Nadal Rivalry the Best Ever?
Over the last decade, we may well have seen the biggest rivalry ever seen in tennis, that being the one between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Of course there were other great match-ups in the past, like McEnroe – Borg or Sampras – Agassi, but the one between the Swiss [...] -
Kuerten elected into the Tennis Hall of Fame
The 3 times Roland Garros champion and former world no.1 Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil has been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Kuerten was a very popular player, many tennis fans admired and adored him. He was always full of smiles and everyone knows him under the nickname [...] -
TOP 10 Greatest Tennis Players Of All Time
Please click here for: Top 5 Greatest Female Tennis Players Of All Time Greatest Male Tennis Players Without a Grand Slam Title Many would argue that it is almost impossible to pick one tennis player, may it be from the past or the present, who is undoubtedly the greatest ever [...] -
TOP 10 Greatest Tennis Matches in History
The 2012 Australian Open ended with a spectacular showdown between two great tennis champions – Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Many tennis gurus and fanatics are considering it to be the greatest tennis match that’s ever been played. It is very difficult to pick the greatest tennis match in [...] -
US Open Final 1976 – Borg vs Connors
Vintage classic. Amazing how well they played with those wooden rackets. Bjorn Borg vs Jimmy Connors at US Open Final -
US Open History
US Open History The US Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tournaments and for many the most popular one. It all started back in August 1881, the very first event in the US Open history and it was known as the U.S. National Singles Championship. The US [...]
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