Borg played a masterful match against the young Czech by slowing down the pace and pestering Lendl with accurate, deep shots until he wore him down.

Lendl enjoys a 21-15 head to head against the great McEnroe (though many of these wins are in McEnroe's fall). Against Connors he is 22-13 (same thing though), against Borg he is down 2-6, but ...

John McEnroe had many memorable run-ins with Bjorn Borg and Jimmy Connors over his decorated tennis career, but the ...

John McEnroe was one of the most dominant tennis players of his era, but he faced no shortage of stiff competition during his ...

Bjorn Borg won his 11th and final Grand Slam title in a five-setter to remember. A crossroads championship match concluded with Borg collecting his sixth French Open crown, while Ivan Lendl ...

The second-seeded Lendl, who fell in five sets to Bjorn Borg in the 1981 final, swept 1982 champion Mats Wilander in the semifinals and looked to be on form.

Longest winning streaks on the ATP Tour in the Open era (since 1968): 46-Guillermo Vilas (July-Sept. 1977) 44-Ivan Lendl (Sept. 1981-Feb. 1982) 42-John McEnroe (Jan.-May 1984) 41-Bjorn Borg (Oct ...

True, when Borg retired, McEnroe began to slide. But Connors staged a remarkable comeback in his later years, and while Lendl failed to spark much interest, newcomer Andre Agassi certainly did.