The 1977 defeat to Borg was an exceptional match ... It wasn't until 1982 that Connors would win his second title on the Wimbledon grass. Three points from losing to John McEnroe in a fourth ...

The streak of six straight wins stretched from the summer of 1974 (Indianapolis) until Wimbledon of 1977, where Borg beat Connors in a five-set final. But it was their next match - in what was ...

Every morning during Wimbledon ... champion Connors, contesting the final for the third time in four years. Connors’ flat strokes played well on grass as the ball stayed low, but Borg’s ...

At Wimbledon, Borg won five-set finals against Jimmy Connors in 1977, Roscoe Tanner in 1979, and John McEnroe in a famous 1980 showdown. The former world No 1’s only loss in a Major final that ...

Bjorn Borg suffered a heartbreaking defeat to his arch-rival, John McEnroe, in the 1981 Wimbledon final. Surprisingly, the Swede later admitted that he felt nothing after the loss—not even ...