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Borg vs McEnroe ( Swedish: Borg, Finnish: Borg/McEnroe) is a 2017 biographical sports drama film, focusing on the famous professional rivalry between tennis players, Björn Borg and John McEnroe at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships, culminating in their encounter in the men's singles final, one of the most dramatic tennis matches of all time. [6] .
Apr 13, 2018 · Borg vs. McEnroe: Directed by Janus Metz. With Sverrir Gudnason, Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgård, Tuva Novotny. The story of the 1980 tennis rivalry between the placid Björn Borg and the volatile John McEnroe.
The Borg–McEnroe rivalry was a tennis rivalry between Björn Borg and John McEnroe, who met 14 times on the regular tour and 22 times in total between November 1978 and April 1981. Their head-to-head was even at 7–7.
A powerful and rigorously disciplined player, there is only one obstacle in his pursuit of a record-breaking fifth Wimbledon championship: the highly talented but ferociously abrasive young...
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Apr 13, 2018 · The Swedish Björn Borg (Gudnason) and the American John McEnroe (LaBeouf), the best tennis players in the world, maintain a legendary duel during the 1980 Wimbledon tournament. Cut to the chase, this is one for tennis fans to gorge upon, but even then it's a bit too lop sided to fully delight.
Jun 20, 2022 · Borg and McEnroe—lefty vs. righty, attacker vs. defender, fire vs. ice, machine vs. mad genius, civilization vs. its discontents—was a rivalry made in tennis heaven. But July 5, 1980,...
Mr. Borg was a Scandinavian sex god, seductively sphinx-like, naturally reclusive, who would be swarmed midcourt by teenage girls after a match. Mr. McEnroe, equally hirsute, was not quite all ...
Apr 13, 2018 · Borg vs McEnroe. A title card at the beginning of “Borg vs. McEnroe” explains how the rivalry between the two legendary tennis players—and, specifically, their grueling showdown at the 1980 Wimbledon championship—changed the sport, and each other, forever. It’s an early example of the film’s frustrating tendency to tell rather than ...
Apr 13, 2018 · At the historic 1980 Wimbledon Championships, rising American star John McEnroe (Shia LaBeouf) sets his sights on dethroning reigning champion Björn Borg (Sverrir Gudnason), sparking an unprecedented media frenzy in the tennis world.
Apr 11, 2018 · Borg vs McEnroe. Directed by Janus Metz. Biography, Drama, Sport. R. 1h 47m. By A.O. Scott. April 11, 2018. A movie that recreates a real-life sporting event is a curious phenomenon,...
