Borg and Pecci (1 of 3)

1979 French Open final. Bjorn Borg d. Victor Pecci, 6-3,6-1,6-7(6),6-4.

This is the first set.

I'm not sure what the background sounds come from; they came already recorded on the disc.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Borg
• Pecci
• tennis
• Roland
• Garros

[bltc2009]

Sorry to trouble you again but when you say camera do you mean video camera or television camera?

Regards,

Chris Constable

[krosero]

@bltc2009 It was a video camera. I pointed it at the television.

[bltc2009]

Great to see this match. I am very interested in how you got the ball to be more visible, because I have a pre-recorded dvd from 1979 where the ball is very difficult to see. Did you just take off the colour from your television set and make a new recording in black and white; or did you do something else?

Chris

[krosero]

@bltc2009 I took the color off the television set and then recorded with a camera, because the ball appeared more clearly that way.

[glhswccc]

Pecci had the game to challenge Borg. Moved well, solid backcourt game, good serve, reliable volley . . . on clay, however, it took a superman to beat Borg.

[Mariaarcondo]

Wonderful video !! I am from Paraguay and really admired Bjorn and of course Pecci!!! And this match was incredible !! Pecci won Vilas, Connors to reach the finals !! Thank you for sharing this video of this wonderful match.

[Pikolo71]

This is great !!! They recently played again here in Paraguay, because of the 30 years after celebration .. Borg was a Tenis Robot , a machine .. and Pecci was the best Paraguayan Tenis player so far . tks for sharing this

[krosero]

Sorry, but I recorded right off the TV (again to make the ball appear more crisply), and I turned the color off the television set, before recording the highlights that I edited into this clip. So all that exists now is this B&W clip.

[jkygogo]

Thanks for uploading this. I love it. If possible, could you also post it in Color too? Would love to see it in it's true color beauty.

Thanks. :)

[krosero]

jkygogo, the matched was broadcast in color, but the quality of the recording that I used is very poor; the ball did not show up well against the court until I removed the color myself. That's why it's in black and white: to make the ball easier to see on YouTube.

[jkygogo]

Just curious as to why it is in Black and White? I'm sure it was filmed in color. Does anyone know?

Thanks.