Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1980, Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe played one of the greatest tennis matches of all-time in the Wimbledon final
WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED ON THAT DAY?
On this day, July 5, in 1980, Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe played one of the most memorable matches in tennis history, on Centre Court, in the Wimbledon final. Everything about this eighth encounter between the two rivals was exceptional, from their opposite game styles and personality, to the drama of the match and the level of tennis exhibited.