WC 1980: Borg v McEnroe
INDEX
Full Match ✔️ Highlights ✔️
4th Set Tie Breaker Highly Recommended
Scoreline
Post-Match Interview
Stats
FULL MATCH
HIGHLIGHTS
4TH SET TIEBREAKER
*SPOILERS AHEAD*
Date: Saturday, July 5th, 1980
Chair Umpire: Peter Harvey
Duration: 3 hrs 53 min
Björn Borg (1) defeats John McEnroe (2)
1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7, 8–6
“...the drama of the 18-16 fourth set tie breaker in McEnroe-Borg was like a riveting, unscripted theatrical experience”
POST MATCH INTERVIEW
THE STATS
Total Points: Borg: 192 vs McEnroe: 184 pts
UFE statistics (FH/BH) * does not include Volleys
McEnroe: 102 (29/70)
Borg: 86 (36/43)
In the final set, Borg down 0-30, would go on an incredible & clutch serving streak. He would win 19 in a row on serve, all the way until the 10th game of the set. He made 25 out of 31 first serves, finding all the corners and lines. Even McEnroe acknowledges that “He served better in the fifth than he might have in the whole match.”
