The two had faced off in the Wimbledon final earlier that year, with Bjorn Borg emerging on top. In the same year, they were to face off once more in the US Open final of a different Grand Slam. One of the most memorable games in the tournament’s history was going to take place at Flushing Meadows’ Louis Armstrong Stadium. 1980 US Open championship match In the opening set, Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe battled it out to the death until Borg took the lead and eventually served to end the set. He appeared tobe on his way towinning the first set, but McEnroe mounted a fierce comeback, breaking Borg twice tomove the set to
McEnroe attacked the Borg service with two straight points won to win the tie break 7-4 and the first set 7-6. At that point, he was leading 5-4 in the tie break.Borg seemed to have lost more focus after dropping the first set, as he made a ton of mistakes in the second. With 14 of his 22 first serves missing, careless shot choices, and unforced errors, Borg didn’t seem like the same player who had just won Wimbledon.
