Borg vs. McEnroe -- Tie Break, 1980 Wimbledon Final, 4th Set (Part 1)

Famous 4th set tie breaker in 1980, the first of two consecutive Wimbledon finals between Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe. It's the NBC coverage with Bud Collins and Donald Dell.

This is a patching of the live coverage and the replay, which NBC showed after the end of the match. I stopped the tape a few times during the live coverage, notably after the first point. I pasted part of the taped version later because the quality is slightly better and there were no stoppages to the tape.

Again, when I taped this in 1980 I had no idea I'd be uploading it to a public channel on something called the internet 30 years later. The picture quality is not ideal to watch a white tennis ball. Best I can do. I didn't see the NBC version elsewhere on YouTube.

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[AwsiDooger]

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

[bonzie1645]

borg and mcenroe are like bird and magic... one match connected them together...

[VanceJoudrey]

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.

[winterlongone]

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....

[farhannius16]

@menelith1 Wimbledon 2008.

[menelith1]

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.

[paulyrulo1]

@chillaxer1993 He bought it all back at a loss.

[BettorOffSingle]

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.

[StFidjnr]

this is before dick enberg

[chillaxer1993]

too bad borg had to sell all his shit

[edmundus1581]

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!