McEnroe

[mak-uhn-roh]

noun

1. John Patrick, born 1959, U.S. tennis player.

McEnroe

/ ˈmækənˌrəʊ /

noun

1. John ( Patrick Jr ). born 1959, US tennis player: US singles champion (1979–81; 1984) and doubles champion (1979; 1981;1983;1989): Wimbledon singles champion (1981; 1983; 1984) and doubles champion (1979; 1981; 1983; 1984; 1992)

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Four more indoor wins would draw him level with Djokovic's tally set between 2012 and 2015 -- the second-highest in the Open era but some way behind John McEnroe's record of 47.

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Impossibly talented and undeniably handsome, Björn Borg transcended his station as one of the greatest tennis players on the planet in the 1970s, morphing into an upper-crust teen idol, a symbol of silent stoicism and the polar opposite of his chief rival, the fiery John McEnroe.

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Although he was always quiet and reserved, Borg cultivated many friendships during his playing career, including with fellow tennis superstars McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Ilie Năstase and Vitas Gerulaitis.

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His SW19 final in 1980 against American rival John McEnroe - when McEnroe saved seven championship points in a near four-hour epic - is seen as one of the best tennis matches of all time.

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Their rivalry was nicknamed Fire and Ice, with McEnroe prone to fiery on-court outbursts and cool Borg barely showing a flicker of emotion during a match.

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