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Borg won Wimbledon in 1976 without losing a set, defeating the favored Ilie Năstase in the final. Borg became the youngest male Wimbledon singles champion since Sidney Wood in 1931 [19] at 20 years and 1 month (a record subsequently broken by Boris Becker, who won Wimbledon aged 17 in 1985). Năstase later said, "We're playing tennis and he's ...
Björn Borg defeated Ilie Năstase in the final, 6–4, 6–2, 9–7 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1976 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was the first of his five consecutive Wimbledon titles, and his third major title overall. Borg did not lose a set during the tournament, the first man in the Open Era to do so.
Borg holds third place for most consecutive wins on clay, with 46 victories in 1977–79. Only Rafael Nadal with 81 and Vilas with 53 have won more consecutive clay court matches. Borg won 19 consecutive points on serve in the fifth set on two occasions: his 1980 Wimbledon final against McEnroe and his 1980 US Open quarterfinal against Roscoe ...
Three-time defending champion Björn Borg defeated Roscoe Tanner in the final, 6–7 (4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was his fourth Wimbledon title and eighth major title overall.
The other player to collect 31 successive wins was Björn Borg in 1979. That unbeaten run would play a part in the Swedish star collecting both the French Open and Wimbledon titles that year ...
McEnroe won the tiebreaker 18-16; Borg won the title. EDITOR’S NOTE — Tennis history is filled with wonderful rivalries, and so many are remembered because of matchups in Wimbledon finals ...
Björn Borg (x5) Chris Evert Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez: Chris Evert Martina Navratilova: Françoise Dürr Tony Roche: 1977: Virginia Wade: Ross Case Geoff Masters: Helen Gourlay Cawley JoAnne Russell: Greer Stevens Bob Hewitt: 1978: Martina Navratilova (x2) Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan Kerry Melville Reid Wendy Turnbull: Betty Stöve Frew ...
The 1980 Wimbledon Championships Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the gentlemen's singles tournament at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships.After 3 hours and 53 minutes of play, the four-time defending champion Björn Borg defeated John McEnroe 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7 (16–18), 8–6 to win the match.