Borg was like the Dexter of tennis.

That's when they played real tennis 8:20

Borgs serve kept improving, and by the time he won his first Wimbledon, his serve and Volly game improved every year, too ! Borg won 3 Channel slams 1978 1979 and 1980 winning The French Open and Wimbledon back to back within 2 weeks, which is a feat that will never be duplicated. Especially since the grass was so much quicker back then. This makes him the goat 🐐

Roger Taylor, a 'hero'. For hitting a tennis ball!

As a Rovers fan it’s Great That we beat Everton 1-0 From what I heard they had a good side back then

They were both going full blast.

This video missed the best part. Shortly after, when the umpire shortchanged Borg again unfairly, McEnroe, out of support lost a point deliberately by hitting the ball up into the stands. An epic moment because what McEnroe was saying was, ‘Of course I want to win, but there’s no glory for me in doing it unfairly.’. Then at the end neither shook the umpires hand, He was a total asshole who didnt like Borg, obvious to all.

The umpire was wrong

UTFT

Borg was an incredible Athlete, the Man moved so well on the court, and so fast!!

Nice! However, this was the 1980 final, right? Not 1981 Because in 1981 Lendl won against Gerulaitis

2 of my fav players. But actually the tennis is quite boring

Los dos fueron máquinas de precisión. Lend según creo, fue quien estableció la forma del juego actual, con las raquetas de grafito. Borg, fue el que llevo el estilo clásico con raqueta de madera ( la Donnay que usó era un híbrido grafito madera) a la máxima expresión, siendo un muro de cemento atrás y gran voleador. Lend era más variado y completo. Recuerdo que con el revés de Borg intente tomar esa postura para golpear con más fuerza y control .y dejar atrás el slice y el golpe plano que normalmente te permitía la raqueta de madera. De Lend, aquello de correr y golpear sobre la marcha, y colocando en la línea. Ellos fueron los que marcaron el quiebre de juego asociado al cambio de raquetas...

Who is here because the HBO Fire and Ice documentary mentioned this? I AM

The umpire was dead wrong in this.

The umpire isn't going to change his mind. Borg must have known the rules and that he was going to have points deducted if delayed the resumption of the match.

The ladies went gaga over him........still a very handsome man.....

resisance is futile

It is interesting reading the comments comparing champions of yesteryear to today's. Borg , McEnroe, Connors ,Laver etc had a winning mentality ,a desire to be the best .If they came along now that desire would be there and they would do whatever it takes in today's game to get to the top,it's something inbuilt in the top sport stars that separates them from the rest, just like Djokovic, Nadal and Federer in today's game .

Chair umpire is a pussy..Robert at 66.

I love those wooden rackets. For Wimbledon it should to this day be a requirement!

Bjorn is only 17 here but looks as though, he's in his 20's!

Borg sigue en más grande todos los tiempos

I never knew Norman Tebitt was a tournament supervisor.

1973 was the year of the ATP ban hence most top players were missing. That explains why Jan Kodes won it

This'll be a short video. lol

Che pallettari, peggio di Djokovic e Nadal!

Cant believe it, 1973. The year i was born. Borg remains my fave player of all time. Top class, finesse and style all rolled into one powerful, quick and sharp player. 💪✌️👍

This was not long before Borg walked away from the game. I think the stress was getting to him

beating up a senior citizen

0:32 Borg serve

Connors had a high first serve percentage.

Crazy to see Borg coming to the net so much.

I think nadal would have had a lot of trouble on clay against borg. There are no weaknesses in his game on clay especially the backhand which nadal loves to hit to

Under the Iceberg,a rare volcano!AMAZING!!!!

Borg and his Donnay wood racquet

Fascinating . Some of the only film I’ve seen of orantes

Borg was playing Orantes's game. He would Micky mouse and then Orantes would come up with a big winner. You can't out Micky mouse and Micky mouser. You have to beat the guy or beat yourself as the Micky mouser will hit the ball back to the center of the court forcing you to hit big from side the side until you hit a winner or most likely hit it out or in the net if you are not totally on top of your game.

I am Brazilian and I admire the history of Irish football, I read a lot about and support Shamrock. I was surprised and happy with the existence of such an old Milltown video. Exciting!! Go, Hoops !!!

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Proud to say my grandad played in this

I saw Bjorn on that year.Impressive skyrocketing was forseable

Good warm up.

The speed of the game was quite different, materials and technology, plus individual training have changed several factors in today's players.

Connors still holds the singles titles record with 109. By comparison McEnroe has 77. Borg has 66..

I always rooted for Borg because he wasn't an a...... like Connors and McEnroe

After these two sets it was 6-0, 6-1, 6-1 to Bjorn Borg...

Great to see some pre FILA era footage of the Boy Borg. Fred Perry was asked after this match if Borg could ever win at Wimbledon to which he replied, 'Certainly'. He knew that Borg had been brought up playing on the fast Swedish indoor courts and had learned the proper footwork to anticipate and move properly around a court, so that combined with his natural speed he would be able to get away with not serving and volleying much. A very shrewd judge and prediction.

Although Borg was essentially a clay court player he was brought up playing a lot on the fast Swedish indoor courts and had learned how to move properly and anticipate, which helped him on the grass at Wimbledon. People forget his speed and footwork were two of his biggest assets not just his passing shots and topspin.

Notice how close Borg is standing to the baseline when receiving serve compared to a few years on when he had a habit of standing way back.