Word: borge
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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John McEnroe swept confidently past Bjorn Borg in four sets yesterday to take his third straight United States Open championship and establish himself as the undisputed king of men's tennis...
...feisty New Yorker consistently intimidated his opponent with a variety of powerful groundstrokes and volleys and often kept Borg pinned to the baseline in the 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 victory...
Neither player was at the top of his game, but Borg seemed particularly confused by McEnroe's forceful approach shots and crushing net attack. The Swede, who had won five consecutive Wimbledon titles until McEnroe took that championship from him this summer, failed to follow his serve to net and frequently passed up opportunities to attack during sharp backcourt exchanges...
...usual, Borg confined his pyrotechnics to shotmaking, not shouting. He needed all his guile and gifts to reach the finals in a five-set match against Jimmy Connors. Turning back the clock to his glory days, Connors, 28, played with a fury that shook Centre Court. He pounded Borg with supersonic ground strokes, winning the first set 6-0 and the second 6-4. Borg rallied to take the next two sets. Then, in the deciding set, both men lifted their games to the sublime. In the third game, Borg had four chances to break Connors' serve; each time...
...routine life, though today the distinction is often blurred. Star-struck by the endless celebrity parade, a growing number of ordinary people stage self-dramatizations in public places. But are the pseudo John Travolta, roller-discoing among the pedestrians, and the orthodontist attending the U.S. Open dressed like Bjorn Borg intentionally ironic or deadly serious...