i love tennis, and i had already fallen in love with john mcenroe when he hit at wimbledon '77. borg/mcenroe are the best modern tennis rivalry i've ever seen. i always watched "breakfast at wimbledon" july 4th holiday for the men's finals, so i saw this entire match. my god, it was incredible. this entire game (tiebreaker in particular) was the best tennis i have EVER SEEN. i was screaming for mcenroe on every point! thanks for posting....
The best tennis Match in men's tennis history and that includes this year's Australian Open final. These guys brought out the very best in each other.
My parents had pushed me towards tennis (I stunk at it), but after Dad died in 1979, I kept watching. One early July morning in 1980, I watch this as part of "Breakfast at Wimbeldon." This was long before ESPN or 24-hour sports coverage, so it was odd to see a championship event at that hour. I saw this amazing tiebreaker live, and it just left everyone speechless. These two players needed each other to bring out their mutual greatness.
This was the first tennis match that I ever watched. I just so happened to have nothing else to do that day and on it came, so I though I'd see what all the hoopla was about. I was sold from that moment on! Talk about sticking in your thumb and pulling out a plum! I didn't leave my seat all day.
i love tennis, and i had already fallen in love with john mcenroe when he hit at wimbledon '77. borg/mcenroe are the best modern tennis rivalry i've ever seen. i always watched "breakfast at wimbledon" july 4th holiday for the men's finals, so i saw this entire match. my god, it was incredible. this entire game (tiebreaker in particular) was the best tennis i have EVER SEEN. i was screaming for mcenroe on every point! thanks for posting....
winterlongone 4 days ago
The best tennis Match in men's tennis history and that includes this year's Australian Open final. These guys brought out the very best in each other.
menelith1 1 week ago
@menelith1 Wimbledon 2008.
farhannius16 1 week ago
My parents had pushed me towards tennis (I stunk at it), but after Dad died in 1979, I kept watching. One early July morning in 1980, I watch this as part of "Breakfast at Wimbeldon." This was long before ESPN or 24-hour sports coverage, so it was odd to see a championship event at that hour. I saw this amazing tiebreaker live, and it just left everyone speechless. These two players needed each other to bring out their mutual greatness.
BettorOffSingle 1 month ago
This is one of the first tennis matches I ever saw on TV and fell in love with the game - I was on the edge of my seat and picked Borg to cheer for.
VanceJoudrey 5 months ago
this is before dick enberg
StFidjnr 6 months ago
too bad borg had to sell all his shit
chillaxer1993 7 months ago
@chillaxer1993 He bought it all back at a loss.
paulyrulo1 1 week ago
borg and mcenroe are like bird and magic... one match connected them together...
bonzie1645 8 months ago 3
Great work! Thanks for the upload. I was lucky enough to watch this on tv 30 years ago, and it's great to see it again. What a game!
edmundus1581 9 months ago
This was the first tennis match that I ever watched. I just so happened to have nothing else to do that day and on it came, so I though I'd see what all the hoopla was about. I was sold from that moment on! Talk about sticking in your thumb and pulling out a plum! I didn't leave my seat all day.
FlimFlam7607 11 months ago
Not sure I have all of it. Might have started taping late in the match. Not the greatest quality.
Now that YouTube has expanded the time limits I can upload longer versions. But I don't want to go back and repost everything
AwsiDooger 1 year ago
Do you have NBC's full coverage of this match?
azfeet22 1 year ago