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...Bjorn Borg came from behind in the other semi-final to defeat Jimmy Connors...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Final Will Match Borg, Bad-Tempered McEnroe | 7/3/1981 | See Source »

...Laver, considered by some the greatest player of all time, won the U.S. Pro Tennis Championship five times in the 1960s. In the 1970s, Bjorn Borg and Jimmy Connors each traveled to Longwood and returned with the title. Players as strong as John McEnroe never won the crown...

Author: By Tiina M. Bougas, | Title: Professionalizing the U.S. Pro | 7/3/1981 | See Source »

After analyzing the strokes of Bjorn Borg--ranked number one in the world and favored to win Wimbledon--Usher has devised several revolutionary techniques to improve control and power, Bougas said...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: 'Usher, Assistant Men's Coach, Named to Run Women's Tennis | 6/30/1981 | See Source »

...world rankings. Arthur Ashe rarely questioned a call and certainly never called an umpire a "fool" before thousands of fans. Further back, men like Laver and Rosewall exemplified these virtues, as did the countless female champions of the century. Today, the dominant force in men's tennis--Bjorn Borg--carries himself with the pride of a man who never has to whine for a point...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Big Mac and His Flying Raquet | 6/26/1981 | See Source »

...play tennis, but I don't win tournaments, so I didn't know what to do with it," said Pianist André-Michel Schub, 28, hoisting his silver trophy high over his head Bjorn Borg-style after winning the sixth Van Cliburn International Quadrennial Piano Competition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jun. 15, 1981 | 6/15/1981 | See Source »

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