On July 5, 1980, the stage was set for the greatest rivalry in tennis: Iceman Björn Borg versus hothead John McEnroe. The match lasted four hours... Wimbledon 1980: Wooden Racquets, Short Shorts And ...

It was New York Post columnist Maury Allen, preparing a John McEnroe yarn on a day in the early 1980s at the U.S. Open when McEnroe had not played and did not appear to offer any news value, who ...

As the Wimbledon Championships moved into the eighties, they were greeted by a most memorable Gentleman's Singles Final. 1980 saw Sweden's Bjorn Borg face the promising 21 year old American, John ...

1980 — John McEnroe beats Bjorn Borg of Sweden 7-6, 6-1, 6-7, 5-7, 6-4 to win his second straight U.S. Open men’s title. John McEnroe plays Bjorn Borg of Sweden in the finals of the men's single ...

Even a third of a century later, John McEnroe said people ask about his loss to Bjorn Borg in the 1980 Wimbledon final “a hundred times more’’ than any other match. That includes Nelson Mandela, who ...

In the late 1970s, professional tennis held a firm grip on the United States, and no two players better personified the sport's growth than cool-as-ice Swede Borg and brash New Yorker McEnroe. In his ...

As sports catchphrases start to stick, savvy coaches and athletes are moving to protect them with federal trademarks. “Three-Peat” is just one of many. By Adeel Hassan This month’s picks involve a ...