These were the days.. best days of my life...

Boy this brings back memories

The greatest wimbleton match of all time Bjorn Borg vs John McEnroe.

I remember watching this final and desperately wanting McEnroe to win. Hard to believe it was over 40 years ago now and Borg, McEnroe and me are all now in our sixties. Time flies so quickly.

Long hair and short shorts! Borg is the coolest guy and McEnroe shows a lot of heart!

This was an epic match but I would like to call attention to the superb resolution detail of this video transfer. Outstanding.

One of the three greatest matches of all time!

One of the greatest matches ever. I'll date myself - but I remember dragging myself out of bed at 7am on a Sunday morning to watch it live in 1980. Can't believe it's been 40 years...

This was the very first tennis match I ever watched. I remember mum was entertaining friends and family downstairs at the time. Fell in love with tennis and have enjoyed it ever since. 42 yrs lol. Can scarcely believe how much time has passed.

Borg was and always will be my fav. Best ever and with class

I came to watch this right after seeing the Borg vs McEnroe film, which I'd previously ignored. It's a cracking film, great job. But with material like that match... wow.

Great that McEnroe got the applause he deserved but Borg was true class that year to come back. And a true gent in his reaction when he won.

These two were actually pretty good friends off court. McEnroe said that Borg's retirement really threw him mentally for quite a while afterwards. Suddenly, the person he'd been chasing to replace as number one was suddenly gone. He'd lost his target. Maybe it goes some way to explaining McEnroe's dip in form in 1982.

Well, it seems Wimbledon has ceased posting these classic matches. At least they posted this one, which was the best of the best. I’ll just keep watching it over & over.

Amazing how McEnroe usually very volatile is very calm and respectful ( despite all the noise (against him) from the crowd ) like he was trying to do just like Borg...

For those who were not around and who thought the game was slow, remember that these two were the best players of their time who lugged around heavy wooden racquets. Borg was probably the greatest baseliner of the wooden era and McEnroe was more gifted than any previous player, Laver included, as far as serving and volleying. This was an epic match. Serve and volleyers were more successful at that time and only a few baseliners really had much success in the wooden era. Everyone was rushing to the net - men and women. Evert and Borg were exceptions to the rule. With today's modern racquets and slower courts, baseliners rule.

What a match and what a champions!! Bjorn won but understood that John would soon become his heir and that this would be his last Wimbledon title.

This was when I used to watch Tennis.

I remember watching Borg's match on cassette tapes in my elementary school classmate's place. I am in my 50s now. What hasn't changed is I still watch tennis!

I remember having seen this in 2008 on TV. My father, who is a big tennis fan, explained to me the whole back story and the way the players played and how legendary this match. A short while after this I saw Federer vs Nadal at Wimbledon 2008 where Nadal won for the first time. So I never got see Borg vs McEnroe but I did get to see Roger vs Rafa. Both my father and I have awesome memories belonging to our respective generations

Kind of unrelated but I hope the elusive Rod Laver vs. Bjorn Borg five-set full match in WCT Finals 1975 can be uploaded one day!

Start of 1st set: 00:00:20 Start of 2nd set: 00:28:44 Start of 3rd set: 01:17:23 Start of 4th set: 01:57:00 Start of 4th set tiebreak: 02:40:50 Start of 5th set: 03:04:53 Championship point no.8: 03:51:09 Incredible match! Missing the first game of the third set though. Is it lost?

truly one of the greatest mens finals of all time i never saw it live back in the day .but i never ever tire of seeing it in replay avery emotional time. & then they met again one year later

All the greatest tennis matches are below than this match. This one is the best of all time!

Oh and I can watch Johnny Mac play tennis all day long. What a player.

I remember watching this match live on TV. Wow, long time ago

The greatest tennis match of all time.

One thing is for sure Borg has the best look ever !

Borg is still the coolest guy to have played pro tennis . He just has this incredible aura ( as well as the most stylish clothing of course)

Gracias, Wimbledon, por ofrecer íntegra esta increíble final. Tenía yo 18 años cuando la vi en televisión. Un match no apto para cardíacos.

My favorite tennis match ever!!!.... Bjorn Borg..What a great champion Heart of a Lion 👏👏👏

I don’t think this match has ever looked better! 50 fps really gives a nicely flowing feel to everything, and the previously rather dull colours have been enhanced well. The only thing that’s off is the sound, which appears to be out of phase. Still a joy to watch now!

what glorious days!! when commentators knew that the secret to a good commentary is to say virtually nothing. Hats off to them

I watched this on TV too, but it looks, sound and feels like another era. I guess it was. I met my wife the day of this match. Still married.

Borg was incredible tennis player borg once said he never got tired on the court.

The memories of 1980s the best tenis ever. 🇵🇹👍🦁

Avevo 10 anni. Ricordo di aver visto questa trepidante partita nel salotto di casa. Era un sabato pomeriggio estivo. Tifavo per Borg. Quante emozioni e quanti ricordi ritrovare queste immagini. La vita vola.

Much better commentary than that of commentary I listened to over 40 years ago. Knowledgeable commentary, very sparse as it should be.

Borg, Mc Enroe, Vilas, Connors, what a glorious time by God!

Bjorn and John both are awesome

This was agonisingly tense, watching on TV as a boy in 1980. Willing Borg to win but McEnroe refusing to be beaten. Not sure I’m up to the full 4 hours again! One of the most intense finals ever.

I was 14 when i watched this..i have seen Game 7's, Superbowl's, World Series, Snake Stabler, Miracle on ice...that 22min in that tiebreaker was the most gut-wrenching, heartstopping, suspense filled period of my life!!!!

what a wonderful game with 2 legends. Borg could serve and volley when he needed to!😉😊👏👏

it's almost a different game from the top play today , due to massive improvements in racquets and overall strength and conditioning but in many ways this is a more enjoyable style of play to watch.

Thanks for making this available to watch!

Absolutely loved Johnny Mac's tennis genius!!!

I grew up in the 80's and remember people saying the modern racket's ruined the men's game. It sounded like wining, and I loved watching dudes destroying the ball with power. There of course was no internet so there was no way to watch these older matches. It served the women's game very well because the woman still played a complete game. The long rallies basically went away in the men's game for the most part. Now getting to watch these classic matches I 100% agree with the old purists. Mens tennis lost more than it gained with the rocket rackets.

Bjorn Borg, coolest tennis player ever.

Ahh... when tennis was still watchable. No fist pump.

This brings me so much joy : ) I grew up in the 80's and it's so cool to see these two young again... I mean Borg is hot as hell!

This game is a historical representation of how the game of tennis has changed over the years: racket technology, ball type, court surfaces slowed, which led to players getting into longer rallies from the baseline, thus fewer serve and volleys at the net.

Damn, I've actually never seen these two play in their youth, I've just seen them in their 60s. Incredible!! The fashion, the hair! Bjorn was quite the looker too

This was the match of all matches.

Good picture quality. Probably better than when i watched it way back then. I’m 52 now WTF. 🙂✌️

The best final ever played.

This match is what made me a tennis fan.

Björn Borg quit tennis at a relatively young age. Definitely in the top 3 ever for me. A great player, cool guy, pure icon.

Greatest match I've ever seen. Loved Borg. Tennis suffered when he retired way too early. Even Mac said he missed Borg

This match is tennis, it's the history of tennis.

Hats of to real sport played with grit and dignity, great commentary less words, more meaning. I tried to play but could not even return the serve.

Such beautiful tennis played in that era, mostly brought about by a huge contrast in styles. Each style, Borg and McEnroe, perfectly thwarted the other. It's no wonder that their all time record against each other was 11-11. I'm so glad that I grew up in that era of the best tennis ever played.

These blokes were playing with tiny wooden Dunlops. Before the days of big headed graphite rackets. The skill.must have been amazing. Ex county tennis player here, nothing flash bit that must have been so hard. Love these Borg/Mc duals. Remember watching them as a kid. Half the Brits loved Bjorg, the other Mc.

Borg was probably the coolest tennis player ever - in every respect!

Borg was the coolest...I wish he hadn’t retired so young. He’s the Barry Sanders of tennis. I never got the chance to watch him play, I was too young. My favorite player growing up was Boris Becker.

In the days of yore when humans had not yet been reduced to exist in the digital plane, there lived giants and titans of great lore and legend

Just saw Borg vs McEnroe. Great movie, probably one of the best sports movies ever!

The 1980 Borg/MacEnroe Wimbledon men's final was my first introduction into tennis. It's when I first started to play and I want to play tennis like them.

One of my favorite tennis matches ever in Wimbledon.

Borg was a Golden "God" of tennis. It was a privilege to have watched him growing up. Pure Class

Borg's serving is underrated. He had a good serve and won many free points from it

I watched this match last night and once it finished, i realised how late it was, 1:09 in the morning! which means that i started watching it at 10:00. Who knew?! Great match as well!!! :)

With the tactic from 1980 (service volley even on the 2nd serve) they would get murdered with todays quality on tour. Crazy to see how much the game has changed.

Une finale inoubliable. J'avais 15 ans, et ces 2 gars nous ont vraiment fait rêver. On s'est tous achetés leurs polos, leur basket, et j'ai eu la Donnay Borg, injouable d'ailleurs à part pour lui...des genies !!!!!!

Tennis 🎾 has improved dramatically… despite this showcasing the best of the best in the 1980s , today’s Alcaraz and Sinner would literally crush them. I have been watching and playing tennis for nearly 42 years and am grateful for this wonderful video . Thanks 🙏 SF.

I saw both Nadal-Federer 2007 and this Borg-MacEnroe... It is very hard to decide, but the Borg-McEnroe has something for it that the Nadal-Federer has not : the birth... of tennis. Borg-MacEnroe 1980 is the real birth of tennis.... and we can not be born twice. Before Wimbledon 1980, tennis was in the belly of its mother.

Borg played so fast - wow! One bounce, serve.

Yep. The rumble in the jungle was the best boxing match. And this will be the forever best tennis macht. Without any doubt.

@PatrickKelly...Bjorn was the 1st "Rock Star" of tennis 🙂 before he came along everyone was a bit staid & gentlemanly...then he came along with his long flowing Blond Hair & headband..it was like wow who's this! I was suddenly interested in tennis 🙂

Great match, great coverage. No replays after every point. No analysis of every shot. Just let the match speak for itself. The fact that they had the players supporters/family in the same box is quite strange, don't recall seeing that before. Maybe it was normal back then. This took place a couple years before I watched tennis (born in '71) I remember watching Wimbledon first on HBO a couple years after this. It is awesome to be able to watch this now.

People have probably forgotten this BUT this is when Wimbledon still had the "Standing Room Only" section and the General Public waited in LONG lines to get into the Finals. It made Centre Court louder for sure. Imagine standing for a 4-5 hour match (and not leaving the entire time...for fear of losing your spot).

This rackets are much harder to play with than today's rackets.

This match was a thriller at its best

Superb commentary by Dan Maskell.

Gotta luv those head bands 😎

I woke up to "Breakfast At Wimbledon," the broadcast that proved 24-hour sports were viable. Such an amazing match. I was thirteen and glad to see someone finally challenge "The Borg."

McEnroe's serve is one of the best ever

One of the most legendary matches ever

Terrific video quality.

Great memories for me growing up back in those days.. These two men for me are true greats.. And because I was a young teenager at this time I also must draw attention to the Fila and Sergio Tacchini gear they wore was superb!!

Watched most of their matches till end during school days...what fun it was

what a great match that was!!!!!

10k and 20k to the winner and finalist.. wow!!! greatest tennis match of all time.. 4 hours..

McEnroe for all his temper tantrums managed to stop borg in the next year Wimbledon. Those were top class tennis matches played ever

Great to see a vid of this with good quality.

11 Grand Slam titles by the age of 25 and Borg only played Australia once!! If he'd played there all those years and extended his career a bit longer, I've no doubt he'd have more GS titles than Federer today. Unfair to use majors as a measure of greatness when Australia wasn't even considered one back then.

2 legends of the sport.. they were very entertaining...sporty .

I'm a fan of these two world's greatest player Borg-McEnroe. I miss watching how they play in tennis court. I wonder how I could be as good as them oneday.

lol the ‘rawness’ of the 1970/80s is showing at the beginning of the video. so weird hearing the umpire speak pretty informally as opposed to now, where they are trained to say a particular thing to shut the crowd up

Elegant and graceful times. This was at the turning point for tennis. Roscoe Tanner and Jimmy Connors were the big servers of the day. The power game was just a few years away, and I remember some commentating by the end of the 80s that tennis was becoming more about the big serve. South African Kevin Curren had a match at Wimbledon where he served 33 aces against Connors in 1983 I think and then boom boom Becker arrived

Borg was the reason I started watching tennis because I just loved how he played