Björn Borg VS Jimmy Connors: Wimbledon SF 1981 [(Part 4 of 4) HD]

[juliansa74]

Connors: most overrated (and clownish) player ever

[stevvvvveperry]

@juliansa74, ud have to be a pretty good player to win 8 grand slams, won of them he won in his 40's

[juliansa74]

@stevvvvveperry ...or the opponents would have to be pretty bad....i don't know...i guess I just don't like his style

[stevvvvveperry]

@juliansa74, well he is without a doubt in the top 15 best players of all time, i mean to not play pro tennis for 10 yrs, and than come back in ur early 40's, and beat all these younger fitter players, it takes some1 very special to do that.

[SPOOKSTR]

BORG....the MASTER.

[clacleclicloclu]

Borg played in a way more speculative than Connors...

Who wins if a player put all the balls in? that is the history!!!!

[daniel191065]

borg el mejor,concentracion barbara

[ramb63]

"Only two know to play tennis: I and Adriano Panatta" (Jimmy "Jimbo" Connors)

[valenzer]

@ramb63 but borg is still better than both

[kozmon0t]

wait a minute, where did Borg get his break in the fifth? There it was even, then Borg fights off a Connors break, and suddenly he's up 5-3... something's missing from this video.

[woodskier]

Connors unit will be assimilated

[kozmon0t]

@woodskier Connors resisted but it was futile

[u183055]

you must try to play with an old raket than you what it is to playing with somthing its very difficult.

[HornyGates]

Lol, Iceborg is like "Yeah, I just won Wimbledon, thats cool.".

[pildskadden]

@HornyGates he didn't win Wimbledon though, only this SF, alas. Got beaten by McEnroe in the final...

[HornyGates]

@pildskadden Yeah, thanks for the statment.

[SiaWinsi]

@pildskadden But don't forget Borg had 5 Wimbledons to McEnroe's 3, as well as Borg having 11 majors compared to McEnroe's 7

[pildskadden]

@SiaWinsi Don't worry, I won't forget that, to me Borg will always be the King! It's just that at the time I soooo much wanted him to had won Wimbledon 6 times in a row, and that didn't happen. Later I grew to appreciate McEnroe as well.

[leverwork1]

Borg won 41 Straight matches in a row, he played on grass once a year.

Sweet Record

[leverwork1]

@leverwork1

This is what puts his record so very high

[sharpasaneraser]

Well put, Ariamaluum, his return of serve forehand could be devastating.

[ToxicTed]

They didn't call Borg the "Angelic Assassin" for nothing. He was unflappable, whether ahead or behind. And oh, man, the footwork...like a Fila clad ballerina...

[tyoungos]

In this match, Björn Borg demonstrates the most important athletic ability which makes a difference between a superstar and the others. It is the mental toughness with which to come back from behind… the ability not to blow up when he was losing 0 - 6 and 4 - 6 in the first 2 sets... when things look pretty bleak. He didn’t give up, didn’t fold, or didn’t get frustrated. He focused on the game. And win it he did! Son of a gun! #LOL

[leverwork1]

@tyoungos

Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!

[leverwork1]

@tyoungos

That's why he really was the best in the game, a career that lasted from 74-81

[gazsss]

wow bjorn borg best player ever .. i just wish i could see the damn ball

[awesomesauce808]

tennis then seams so slow compared to now days

[gameblack86]

@awesomesauce808 I know!!! I was thinking the same thing. It was slow back then because of the wooden rackets, you could only hit it so hard without breaking.

[JimAsian1]

@awesomesauce808 no, they're hitting the ball hard with the Wood Rackets

[Kommaseir]

@awesomesauce808 Tennis then also seemed so much more enjoyable compared to nowadays.

[tenniscollector]

Thanks for uploading. Would you happen to have the 1978 final ?. I have uploaded the last two games last night but unfortunately the quality is not as good. Certainly not as good as your upload of the 1981 semifinal. Well done...

[JimAsian1]

With the Rackets they're using, they're really hitting the ball hard

[leverwork1]

Borg belived he could not lose, 41 match wins, will never be broken, 89% in majors never to be matched!

[Kallytom]

Dan maskell is the best tennis commentator ever

[sharpasaneraser]

imagine if jimmy had had a consistent forehand

[Ariamaluum]

@sharpasaneraser. He did have a consistent forehand when the ball was hit hard but when it was looped or slow in tough spots, he tended to make errors in crucial situations. But only Borg had the discipline to do that in tight situations on grass and clay courts. Lendl, McEnroe, Rosewall, and others that he beat always tried to blow it buy him and he made you pay. On indoor surfaces, he could force a fast tempo and lot of his opponents couldn't with the exception of Borg.

[7Lukibi99Tore7]

Great classic match! First time Borg hit underspin backhands repeatedly from the baseline in a rallies against Connors (1st set), although he hit underspin backhand approach shots in their 1978 match at Wimbledon.

[n0rt0nj4zZ]

GREAT VIDEO, WIMBLEDON 82 WOULD OF BEEN REALLY INTRESTING IF BORG HAD,NT RETIRED, CONNORS HAD IMPROVED FROM 81 , SADLY WE WILL NEVER KNOW. CONNORS DID BEAT BORG IN 82 AT THE MICHALOB OPEN, FOR A SOMEWHAT MORAL VICTORY, AFTER BEATING MCENROE IN THE WIMBLEDON FINAL THAT YEAR. GREAT MEMORIES THANKS