In the semifinals Borg eliminated American Brian Gottfried 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 and McEnroe battled the three seed and 1974 champion Jimmy Connors to a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win to set up the final at ...

FILE - Sweden's Björn Borg falls to his knees in front of the scoreboard on the Centre Court at Wimbledon in London, July 5, 1980, after defeating John McEnroe, of the United States, to take the men's ...

Epic Wimbledon finals, including Bjorn Borg–John McEnroe and Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal, air on NBCSN in primetime next week. The “NBC Sports From the Vault” series continues with Wimbledon and French ...

In the late 1970s, professional tennis held a firm grip on the United States, and no two players better personified the sport's growth than cool-as-ice Swede Borg and brash New Yorker McEnroe. In his ...

Bjorn Borg’s autobiography, Heartbeats, is unexpectedly revealing - Leo Mason/Popperfoto via Getty Images What we all remember of Björn Borg is how cool he was. With his blond bob, his microshorts and ...