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Bjorn Borg
He won the French Open six times but was no slouch on the grass either.
Between losing to eventual champion Arthur Ashe in 1975 and John McEnroe in the 1981 final, he won a record 41 con-
secutive matches in SW19.
That run saw 'Ice Borg' claim an unprecedented five successive titles beating Ilie Nastase,
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What makes that run even more amazing is that it came in an era when there were so many great champions gunning for the greatest prize in the game.
There were three years when he won both the French and Wimbledon,
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preparation for the grass between the two events.
The one rule of grass-court tennis is that you have be a supreme volleyer. But Borg was the exception that proved the rule.
Although no stranger to the net,
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handed backhand.
He hit the ball high and brought it down with excessive top-spin. It made it very difficult for opponents to attack him. In
other words, he developed the style of play that still dominates the world game today.
Many things about Borg are still an enigma. He retired having just turned 25 after losing the 1981 final to John McEnroe.
The year before the pair had played the all-time classic Wimbledon final - but not everyone remembers Borg actually won
that match,
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