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  1. Neptune

    Epics on Everest

    I'm referring to matches involving the absolute top players: as No1 vs No2, as No2 vs No1, between Top2. Chronologically listed for the elite 8 who have spent the most time at the top 2. as No1 vs No2 as No2 vs No1 between Top2 Weeks@Top2 Jimmy Connors 1-7 2-4 3-11 387 Bjorn Borg...
  2. Neptune

    Top 10 Ranking at Wimbledon

    Open Era until 2023, ranking is solely based on career ATP points, and only calculate R128-F matches. 1 Roger Federer 23,395 2 Novak Djokovic 19,685 3 Pete Sampras 15,370 4...
  3. Neptune

    Open Era Top 10 Ranking at Roland Garros

    Open Era until 2023 of couse ATP ranking is all about points, so the ranking is solely based on career ATP points (adjusted to current point system): each win earn points, a slam final win worth 800 points, SF win worth 480, etc. (Only calculate R128-F matches, a R128 loss worth 10 points, I...
  4. Enceladus

    What do you think when a former tennis player sells/destroys his trophies?

    News broke this week that Ken Rosewall will auction off his tennis trophies. Andy Roddick threw almost all of his trophies in the trash a several years ago. Boris Becker sold his trophies due to financial problems. Bjorn Borg also considered selling his Wimbledon trophies and several rackets...
  5. Fedeonic

    The third leg of the Grand Slam

    Novak Djokovic is in the same position that Rod Laver and Björn Borg were before. Just one match away from completing the third leg of the Calendar Grand Slam. Let's see how both fared when playing the final match of the Grand Slam third leg of the potential CYGS: -Rod Laver: Wimbledon 1969 - d...
  6. Enceladus

    If Djokovic wins 6th Wimbledon title, will he be a greater Wimbledon legend than Borg?

    At first glance, it's clear that Nole would be greater legend due to more number of Wimbledon titles in such a situation, 6 > 5. But, Borg has a stunning series of 5 consecutive titles in the 1976-1980, a record he shares with Federer. Another thing is that Borg had to make a greater effort to...
  7. Enceladus

    Son of a great father! Leo Borg enters the professional tennis scene

    This is a thread about a young Swedish tennis player Leo Borg, who is the son of an ATG tennis player, former world number one and winner of 11 grandslams Bjorn Borg. You can send all news or observations about Leo here. :) One news is already here - Leo received a wild card into the qualify...
  8. Enceladus

    Today 40 years ago - the legendary final of Wimbledon 1980

    Today, July 5, 2020, 40 years have passed since one of the greatest and most famous tennis matches, the 1980 Wimbledon final Borg vs. McEnroe. Borg won this legendary match 1:6, 7:5, 6:3, 6:7(16), 8:6 and gained his 5th Wimbledon title in a row and jubilee 10th Grand Slam title.
  9. Johnatan

    Can we talk about Bjorn Born Hallucinating resemblance to Steve Carell from the Office ?!

    Do you know of any resemblance between tennis players and celebrities ???
  10. James P

    Whatever happened to Sweden??

    Sweden always punched above their weight in tennis, so a drop off was to be expected, I guess, but there appears to be no tennis talent in Sweden anymore. What happened?
  11. J

    Help with ID for this Bjorn Borg Donnay Racquet

    My mom and I were cleaning our attic and she was about to throw this away. I thought it looked rather good, so I got to keep it instead. She bought it when she was about 14 years old (around 1980). Do somebody now what kind of type this is? I found it looking rather "basic" and simple, but...
  12. G

    Bjorn Borg racquets

    Hello everyone, about a year ago i purchased my first wooden racquet for a wall decoration. Since then I felt in love with old/classic racquets. Currently, my main interest is Bjorn Borg endorsed racquets from Donnay and Bancroft ( with his name, face or signature on it ). This is my collection...
  13. TheMaestro1990

    Top 10 Greatest Matches Ever?!

    When we discuss the greatest matches of all time it's obviously tough to reach any form of consensus. How important is the drama? The circumstances? The level of play? The importance for tennis as a sport? Some might say that the quality is the most important aspect, while others tend to lean...
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