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After trading breaks with McEnroe in the fourth set, Borg made three startling groundstroke errors and lost his serve again to fall behind...
McEnroe allowed several match points to slip away at 5-2 but took the championship with a typically forceful serve that Borg simply couldn't handle...
McEnroe, who displayed little of his well-publicized temper before the over-flowing Flushing Meadow stadium crowd, settled into a pattern of running around Borg's second serve and rushing net behind deep forehand approaches. Anticipating Borg's counter-punches with uncanny consistency, he cut off many potential passing shots with untouchable volleys...
...turning point of the match came midway through the third set, when Borg broke serve to go ahead 4-2. It seemed for a few minutes that he would turn a lackadaisical performance into a stunning comeback, as he has done so often in past fournament finals...
...McEnroe held serve and then broke back with a stunning barrage of outright winners, including two top-spin lobs Borg didn't even bother to chase. The sudden attack seemed to stun Borg, who never seriously threatened to regain the offensive...