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
1972 Rothmans International Tennis Tournament Hewitt / Frew McMillan 6–7, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 1972 Rothmans International Tennis Tournament The 1972 Rothmans International Tennis Tournament was a men's professional tennis tournament held on indoor carpet courts in the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 18–22 January 1972. It was a non-tour event, i.e. not part of either the 1972 Grand Prix or 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit. Cliff Richey won the singles title and $6,960 in prize money after defeating Clark Graebner in a three-hour-and-six-minute final. Cliff Richey defeated Clark Graebner 7–5, 6–7,