1980 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final Club, the Borg–McEnroe five-setter at Wimbledon was the greatest tennis match I had ever seen, but after watching chunks of the 3:53 McEnroe–Borg final at an HBO screening, I am tempted again to reaffirm its place as the sport’s single most compelling piece of court magic". 1980 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final The 1980 Wimbledon Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships. In the final, Björn Borg defeated John McEnroe 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7, 8–6 to win the match. It was regarded at the time as the greatest
2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles 2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Serena Williams defeated her sister, the two-time defending champion Venus Williams, in the final, 7–6, 6–2 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. This was Serena's third Wimbledon singles title and eleventh Grand Slam singles title overall. It was also the third time she had won a Grand Slam title after saving a match point against her, in the semifinals against Elena Dementieva. Venus Williams was attempting to become the first player to win the women's singles tournament three consecutive times since Steffi Graf was champion in 1991, 1992