Borg McEnroe Page #5

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- It's out.

- Silence, thanks. Second serv.

One ball at a time.

Now it is there. No.

McEnroe survives the

first match ball.

- Second servant of the championship.

Come on, Bjrn.

Uha, it was close. He has lost

two match balls. Now it's right.

Borg must try not to think

of the lost match balls.

McEnroe!

John McEnroe now has the advantage.

Silence, thanks. Silence.

What a moment. Borg server

after losing two match balls.

McEnroe is back in the match and

can now offset the position.

John McEnroe snaps

Borg's lead in one shot!

6 - 6. Now we are going out for a tiebreak.

No men's final is

ending in tiebreak.

For the sake of those who

are not so well-versed,

- then tiebreak is a final party

that can determine the set.

There are seven points, -

- but you have to win

with two excess points.

Bjrn Borg has fought

another match ball.

McEnroe rises again!

What a determination.

There we see his format. One opening

and he encounters as with a corpse.

Matchball number four.

John McEnroe! He has stolen four

match balls from Bjrn Borg.

Uha, where the american is playing.

Now it's him who has a ball.

McEnroe has the opportunity to

turn the whole fight on his head.

Come on, Bjrn.

It also survived Bjrn.

What a knockout.

Can they hold more fusses?

Had this been a boxing, the

fight had been stopped.

Fifth match ball to Bjrn.

Seventh match ball.

If Borg wins this ball, fly

the roof of the Center Court.

Come on, Bjrn!

- Silence, thanks.

Borg has been so close, but

McEnroe refuses to give up.

They both stared down into

the abyss and survived.

I have never seen a

tiebreak like this one.

Set-up for McEnroe.

Then it's there! No.

- The ball is judged out.

- 15 -15.

It is completely unbelievably close.

It just goes on and on.

- Uha uha!

- Football to McEnroe.

It is always good with excitement,

but this is almost uncomfortable.

It is unbearable.

So it's right!

It's incredible!

McEnroe wins tiebreaken 18 -16.

Bjrn Borg has lost seven match balls.

What does Borg think now?

The fifth championship was so close,

but was stolen from him seven times.

2 - 2 in sets.

McEnroe is not just back.

He has taken over.

Uha uha!

What's going on?

It's simply unimaginable.

No one comes back after

losing seven match balls.

But Borg plays completely unconvinced.

Now it must be decided by the hearts

that knock on each side of the net.

They can hit the ball, but everything

stands and falls with the hearts.

Once again there is a

matchball to Borg.

Now I turn a cigar and hope

it will be a victory cigar.

Uha uha! He has done it again!

The undisputed king of tennis!

Five times in a row!

I think this is the biggest

moment in Swedish sports history.

Party, set and championship City.

Unbelievable.

And now, ladies and gentlemen,

number two at Wimbledon 1980:

John Patrick McEnroe.

There he comes.

McEnroe receives standing ovations.

His behavior today was immaculate.

John Patrick McEnroe did not

become champion today, -

- but he has long won the

hearts of the British.

And Borg is the king of the tennis world.

There is no doubt about that.

- Great game.

- Thanks.

Should not you be in there?

Should not we get rid of?

Can we do that?

We can do whatever we want.

- Congratulations.

- Thanks.

- Nice match.

- Yes.

- I thought you had me.

- It was about.

Maybe for next year.

- Thanks.

- Thanks.

Do not get a hug?

Come home

The following year John became

number one in the world.

He defeated Bjrn in

the Wimbledon final.

That same year, Bjrn decided

to set his tennis career.

He was only 26.

Bjrn and John later

became close friends.

Bjrn was a lover at John's wedding.

Former rivals, best enemies.

Translation:
Henrik Thgersen

Scandinavian Text Service 2017

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