# 4 Borg vs McEnroe (yet to be released)
This one comes out in late 2017. What we know so far is that Marmite actor Shia LaBoeuf, who finds himself at opposite ends of the like-and-dislike spectrum, will be playing John McEnroe.
I can, and am being, serious.
Swedish actor Sverrir Gudnason, who acted in the second series of TV detective Wallander, plays Borg.
As expected, the film will focus on the pair’s iconic rivalry, considered among the best in tennis. The pair faced each other 14 times on the ATP World Tour, with each taking 7 wins. Equally matched in terms of skill, the players met largely at finals, but interestingly never faced each other on clay.
Four of those 14 meetings were at Grand Slam finals, with McEnroe winning 3 and Borg, 1.
The two had famously polar personalities, although both were popular with fans. Borg, always cool and collected, was in stark contrast to the fiery McEnroe, who was very prone to outbursts and serious anger.
It was Borg’s only Majors win over McEnroe – at Wimbledon 1980, that is regarded as one of the greatest Slam finals of all time. That match had been so closely contested that the pair’s fourth set tie-break lasted 20 minutes, with McEnroe winning it 18-16 – and still eventually losing the match in the fifth set.
The rivalry thawed into a friendship in later years.
Despite Borg retiring at only 26 from burnout, it was McEnroe who persuaded the Swede to buy out his Wimbledon medals, which had been due to be auctioned, and the pair are said to talk even today.
Although there may not be a very obvious physical resemblance between McEnroe and LaBoeuf, the two share identical hairstyles – and prosthetics and makeup can work wonders. Temperamentally, though, this looks like it’ll be a great fit – both are angry, believe they are ‘misunderstood’, and known for a very specific persona.
It was LaBoeuf who says something in him ‘resonated’ with McEnroe.
Seeing this iconic rivalry on screen should be entertaining – and the pictures already look convincing. This might be an interesting watch.
