Tennis legend Bjorn Bjorg supports very unlikely EFL side as 'he didn't have a choice'
Bjorn Borg could see another player equal his incredible Wimbledon feat as Novak Djokovic looks to continue to assert his domination at the All England Club.titles in a row between 1976 and 1980.Djokovic is eyeing his record-equalling eighth Wimbledon title and fifth in a rowAt the time, that record was seemingly unbeatable and for a long time it appeared he would stand alone with that record.
Pete Sampras came the closest with a run of four straight Wimbledon victories ended by Roger Federer in 2001. It was Federer himself who managed to equal Borg’s feat with five straight, before Rafael Nadal finally ended that run in 2008 in that epic final.Read more on WimbledonWhile Djokovic is still at the top of his game at 36, Borg had already been retired for a decade at this point.
The Swede had won five Wimbledon and six French Open titles in a row before announcing his shock retirement after back-to-back defeats in the 1981 Wimbledon and US Open finals to John McEnroe. The mercurial tennis star is still idolised and eulogised by the British public for those epic wins and dominance at SW19.
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