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...pattern of the match became apparent even as Borg took the first set. Leading 5-3, he had three set points on McEnroe's serve but played tentatively and failed to win any of them. Though he closed out the set at 6-4, Borg continued to allow his opponent to maneuver him around the court and fell behind quickly in the second...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: McEnroe Defeats Borg in U.S. Open; USSR Topples Canada in Canada Cup | 9/14/1981 | See Source »

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...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: McEnroe Defeats Borg in U.S. Open; USSR Topples Canada in Canada Cup | 9/14/1981 | See Source »

...suffered a knee injury last year but rested the knee this summer and now appears healthy again. Felix Rippy, the Crimsons' top freshman last fall, was lost last winter and spring, also with a knee problem, but seems recovered. Junior Andy Regan has had an ankle injury. See the pattern...

Author: By Howard N. Mead, | Title: Walking Wounded Try to Run | 9/14/1981 | See Source »

...European and American luxury hotels from the Helmsley Palace in New York City to the Hilton International in Dusseldorf, West Germany. Instead of being given a normal key that can be easily copied, guests receive a thin paper card containing a metal foil strip with a precise pattern of holes punched in it by a computer. When someone inserts the card into a small box on his room door, a battery-powered electric motor opens the latch. When a customer checks out of the hotel or reports his card missing, the computer changes his room combination. The electronic watchdog...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Keys to Curbing Crime | 8/31/1981 | See Source »

While the air controllers' strike drags on like an endless wait in a holding pattern at a busy airport, some people are trying their own hand at guiding planes to a landing. No cause for alarm. They are playing one of two video games that have become popular since the start of the strike. The games: Air Traffic Controller ($11.95) and Flight Path...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Armchair Air Controllers | 8/31/1981 | See Source »

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