Björn Rune Borg, born June 6, 1956 in Södertälje near Stockholm, is a Swedish tennis player.

Biography [edit] Known Iceborg because he rarely showed his emotions on court - preferring to see a mask of apparent equanimity and composure foolproof - Björn Borg belongs to the legends of the sport and is one of the greatest players tennis of all time. Even before becoming World No. 1 and 5 years to be elected on the best player of the year, he revolutionized the game in depth and was the first world star of tennis. It was with Muhammad Ali's most popular sport in the world in the late 1970s. His fame exceeded well beyond the field of sport, which enabled him to win huge contracts with various companies, becoming a pioneer in the field.

Regarded as an alien by his opponents at the time - including Ilie Nastase then world No. 1 - because of his rock star looks and especially his game unlike any that had preceded it, Borg was also a mental unusual and exceptional physical abilities including a very low heart rate (33 to 35 beats per minute at rest) and an amazing top speed combined with an extraordinary resistance. It is one of the most complete athletes that tennis has ever known and probably the fastest too, his movement was perfect, whatever the surface, and remains a model of its kind today. Bjorn Borg, with his composure and his fighting qualities, outstanding, has built his record during a very short period of time, the Swedish champion who played his last Grand Slam (U.S. Open final defeat against John McEnroe) at the age of 25, shortly before his retirement.

His background playing short - only that he developed while training for hours against the garage door of his parents, lack of available opponents or short - was far more comprehensive than the "crocodiles" who had preceded or playing along with him on the circuit: the latter most often were content to pass the buck endlessly until the opponent breaks down, which was not the case in Sweden. He also fought very easily what kind of players throughout his career, being truly threatened by the attackers pure.

Besides the best footwork, Björn Borg also had the best passing shot known to him. His return of serve is one of the best in the Open era and the service was terrible, especially his first ball which allowed him to deliver aces at any time. His forehand allowed him to accelerate at will or to defend according to the surface. His two-handed backhand was one of the strongest in the circuit. Note that these two birds were very unorthodox for the time, his forehand topspin very, being directly inspired by his practice of table tennis (his father was a good tennis player) and reverse the result of practice ice hockey during his childhood.

Borg was not a natural striker, but he managed to adapt his game, including shortening the preparation of his shots to dominate tennis on grass, winning Wimbledon five years in a row and linking with a 6th consecutive final (41 matches earned ranking ), a feat then unprecedented one Roger Federer has matched so far. He had no real weakness in his game but was still limited on the fly, perhaps because he held out his racket more than 35 kg, which was, again, unprecedented for a wooden racket to "small" screen.

Borg is regarded as the greatest clay court player of all time and only Nadal seems able to overcome one day. In 8 entries at Roland Garros 1973-1981, Björn Borg has become 6 times (a record), including 4 consecutive (another record, he now shares with Rafael Nadal). Package in 1977, he has tasted defeat at the Internationaux de France tennis against a single player Adriano Panatta in 1 / 8 in 1973 for his first appearance in a Grand Slam tournament at 17 and 1 / 4 in 1976 when he was double titleholder in 20 years this year, Borg has a 1 / 16 finals complicated when he called the press conference after the meeting of "the hardest game his career ": addressing local audience acclaim, Francois Jauffret, he had to compete for a fifth set to win the match 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 10-8, blistering heat. Borg leads 9-6 in their clashes and 7-5 on clay. After Roland Garros 1976, did more Panatta beaten in their last 5 meetings until 1982. Borg beat him once at Roland Garros in 1975. In the late 1970s, it is virtually unbeatable on clay: between his defeat in the final of U.S. Open 1976 against Jimmy Connors and Guillermo Vilas cons that World Cup team in 1980, he has only two losses by drop, cons Dick Stockton 6-3, 4-6, 0-1 in 1 / 16 at the U.S. Open in 1977 and Eliot Teltscher 4-1 1 / 16 in Hamburg in 1979, 101 wins 2 losses for March 28 1977 May 7, 1980, slightly more than three years. Although the strength of Borg is recognized, its two defeats at Roland Garros have had after his matches the longest in terms of games in this tournament: 1 / 8 in 1976 Francois Jauffret 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 10-8 (55 games) before his defeat in the quarter Panatta face the next day, 1 / 4 in 1974 Raul Ramirez 6-2, 5-7, 4-6, 6-2 , 6-3 (47 games) 1 / 16 1973 Dick Stockton 6-7, 7-5, 6-2, 7-6 (46 games) before losing to Panatta 6-7, 6-2, 5 - 7, 6-7 (46 games too).

Early player, Bjorn Borg is the winningest player in history to the age of 25. Although he played at a time when the Australian Open was abandoned by the best because it took place just before Christmas (Borg is attended only once, preferring to spend the holidays with year family), he won 11 Grand Slam tournaments, the same as Rod Laver, one of the greatest champions of all time and the idol of his youth. He also won two Masters (in his day regarded as the fifth Grand Slam) and Davis Cup. It has furthermore played 4 finals at the U.S. Open.

According to Rod Laver and his Grand Slam in 1969, he made him also doubled Roland Garros (clay) - Wimbledon (grass), but he did three years consecutively. Nadal and Federer in 2008 and 2010 in 2009 have done since.

Career [edit] He made his debut in 1971 in Stockholm and played on the ATP tour circuit and in 1972 he participated in four tournaments and made his ATP debut in Grand Slam at the U.S. Open (in qualifying) and that 'Davis Cup, and finally at 16 he turned professional in 1973 and carries a full season. He officially announced his retirement Jan. 23, 1983, spent only 26 years and a half but after a decade in competition due to its maturity, causing a shock and a void in the world tennis. It then took part in only a few tournaments and won two in 1984 in Osaka and Tokyo in 1985, then after a few games he Exhibitions is back on the circuit from 1991 to 1993 where he played only 12 games. He finally recognizes 101 singles titles including 63 recorded by ATP.

By age 15 he won the junior title at Wimbledon in London and is part of the Davis Cup team of his country, becoming one of the youngest players to compete for this famous international trophy (see section and details of his matches at the end of page).

Professional at the age of 16 he won his first victory in a Grand Slam at just 18 years. In 1975, he won the Davis Cup with the Swedish team.

Björn Borg, who played a (small) wooden racket, revolutionized tennis with his two-handed backhand and the accelerating effect on the ball. In short, Borg gave the impression of being a machine. Specialist trade groundstrokes and especially gifted with great concentration and a willingness uncommon for almost ten years [1].

Björn Borg dominated the men's professional tennis in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won Wimbledon five straight years (1976-1980) and won the International Tennis France six times between 1974 and 1981. He won the same year from 1978 to 1980, these two tournaments, including the final against John McEnroe July 5, 1980 is considered one of the biggest games in the history of tennis.

However, he never managed to win the U.S. Open, both in Forest Hills on grass at Flushing Meadows on clay and hardcourt. He lost 4 finals (2 cons Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe 2 cons).

He attempted a comeback at age 35 in 1991, but always using his old wooden racket very inefficient compared with modern rackets, he accumulated losses in the first round. He plays a 12th and final game in 1993.

1991: he lost a match in 2 sets.

1992: 8 games he loses in two sets, he still plays two tie break but conceded two 6-0.

1993: 3 games he lost in 3 sets (2 sets match winners)

In his last game in Moscow he won a match point in the tiebreak in the third set he eventually lost 7-9 against Alexander Volkov highly ranked 17th globally and locally in the event (then said the Russian plan for next round).

Björn Borg is considered one of the best tennis players of all time:

He won at least 13 major tournaments comparable to Grand Slam tournaments because of our time in its 11 titles Grand Slam tournaments, where most of the best players in the world were present he has also added two Masters who at the time was the real fourth-largest tournament of the year because at the Australian Open at least 15 of the top 20 were regularly absent. Although he was ranked No. 1 worldwide by year-end ATP than two years (1979-1980), experts all agree that it was undoubtedly the best from 1978 to 1980 (when designation of the first world champion by the FIT in 1978 it elected Borg by 3 votes to 0, see List of world champions from tennis) and the probable No. 1 in 1977 (see number 1 tennis players worldwide) . ATP (the union and not the computer) in Borg awarded the title of Player of the Year in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980.

He holds the best ratio of wins / matches on an entire career since the beginning of the Open era: 82.60% of wins (730 games, 603 victories and 127 losses). Apart from the 12 defeats of his return in 1991 its ratio is 83.98%.

It was also Ken Rosewall and Rafael Nadal one of the greatest clay court player in history: he has won six titles at Roland Garros four consecutive.

Grand Slam he played doubles with Jimmy Connors at the Australian Open 1974 Guillermo Vilas Roland Garros (semifinals) and Wimbledon in 1975, but with Rod Laver at the U.S. Open in 1975.

He is a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame since 1987. Prizewinner Guy Wildenstein's Sports Academy in 1980.