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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 »

...little kids do when they know they have double faulted but cry "cheater" in frustration anyway. McEnroe wails and curses because he is too lazy to wean himself away from the habits he perfected at Port Washington so many years ago. Whether or not he wins Wimbledon, surpasses Borg, or becomes the greatest player ever, he will never receive the respect of a champion if he doesn't learn to keep his raquet on his side of the court divider and his mouth shut...

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

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