40 years ago, Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe put forth a brilliant Wimbledon final

Sal Maiorana
Top Level Sports
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7 min readJun 29, 2020

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Bjorn Borg defeated John McEnroe in five enthralling sets to win the Wimbledon men’s final 40 years ago.

No Wimbledon this year, so here’s a look back to an epic day at Centre Court.

WIMBLEDON, England (July 5, 1980) — It was an undertaking that the editors of Tennis magazine took great pride in.

They commissioned a diverse international panel of tennis luminaries to compile a list of the greatest matches…

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Sal Maiorana
Top Level Sports

I’ve been writing about sports — mainly the Buffalo Bills — for the past 34 years for the Democrat and Chronicle in Rochester, N.Y. Also the author of 22 books.