Rare Photos of McEnroe and Borg
Rare Photos of McEnroe and Borg
Björn Borg
Casual portrait of a 17-year-old Borg with female fans in 1974 in Basted, Sweden.
Björn Borg
Close-up of Borg at Wimbledon in 1974, less than a month after his 18th birthday.
Björn Borg
Casual portrait of Bjorn Borg with father Rune and mother Margareta at home in Basted, Sweden in 1974.
Björn Borg and Arthur Ashe
Borg poses with Ashe before their Wimbledon men's quarterfinal match on July 2, 1975.
Björn Borg
Borg after losing a match at the Commercial Union Life Assurance Grand Prix in Stockholm on Dec. 7, 1975.
John McEnroe
This photo of McEnroe appeared in the Faces In The Crowd section of the Nov. 8, 1976 issue of Sports Illustrated .
Björn Borg
Borg after winning a tournament at the Bastad Tennis Stadium in Sweden on July 27, 1978.
Björn Borg
Borg at Wimbledon, where he won five of his 11 Grand Slam titles.
Björn Borg
Borg lifts the Wimbledon trophy for the fourth time after winning the 1979 title.
Björn Borg
Borg during a 1980 photo shoot in Monte Carlo.
Björn Borg
Borg during a 1980 photo shoot in Monte Carlo.
Björn Borg
Bjorn Borg with fiancee Mariana Simionescu in 1980.
Björn Borg
Borg in action during photo shoot for Sports Illustrated .
Björn Borg
Borg stands outside of his sports store with his parents.
Björn Borg
Borg holding Borg doll by Fila in Monte Carlo.
John McEnroe
McEnroe serves during a match at Reunion Arena on May 3, 1980.
Björn Borg
Borg returns to McEnroe during their first meeting in a Grand Slam final at Wimbledon in 1980. Borg won 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (16-18), 8-6 in one of the most famous matches in tennis history.
John McEnroe
Closeup of McEnroe during the 1980 Wimbledon final.
John McEnroe
McEnroe serves to Borg during the 1980 Wimbledon final.
Björn Borg
Borg lifts the Wimbledon trophy after outlasting McEnroe in the 1980 final.
Björn Borg and John McEnroe
Borg and McEnroe await the trophy ceremony after their marathon 1980 Wimbledon final.
Björn and Mariana Borg
Bjorn Borg is shown with his wife Mariana during a party given at a Monte Carlo country club on July 26, 1980 -- two days after their wedding in Bucharest.
John McEnroe
McEnroe returns to Borg during the Wimbledon final on July 4, 1981.
John McEnroe
McEnroe returns to Borg at Wimbledon in 1981.
John McEnroe
McEnroe celebrates match point against Borg at Wimbledon in 1981.
John McEnroe and Björn Borg
McEnroe shakes hands with Borg after winning the 1981 Wimbledon title.
John McEnroe
McEnroe celebrates after defeating Borg in the 1981 Wimbledon final.
Björn Borg and John McEnroe
Borg and McEnroe walk out to Louis Armstrong Stadium before the U.S. Open men's final on Sept. 13, 1981.
Björn Borg and John McEnroe
Borg and McEnroe pose before the 1981 U.S. Open men's final.
John McEnroe
McEnroe serves to Borg during the 1981 U.S. Open men's final.
John McEnroe
McEnroe returns to Borg during the 1981 U.S. Open men's final.
John McEnroe
McEnroe celebrates after defeating Borg in the 1981 U.S. Open men's final.
John McEnroe
McEnroe lifts the trophy after winning the 1981 U.S. Open.
Björn and Mariana Borg
Borg sitting with wife Mariana during a dinner at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Apr. 22, 1982.
John McEnroe
McEnroe at Wimbledon in 1984.
John McEnroe
McEnroe kisses the trophy after winning the 1984 U.S. Open.
John McEnroe
McEnroe after beating Ivan Lendl in the 1984 U.S. Open men's final.
John McEnroe
McEnroe at the Volvo Masters at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 10, 1985.
John McEnroe and Tatum O'Neal
McEnroe with his wife Tatum O'Neal in 1985.
John McEnroe
McEnroe watches a 1987 game between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers.