Men's Tennis: 5 unbreakable records of Bjorn Borg

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#3 Grand Slam tournament won with fewest games lost

Bjorn Borg presents the 2014 French Open trophy to Rafael Nadal
Bjorn Borg presents the 2014 French Open trophy to Rafael Nadal

Borg's powers lie in his ability to remain steadfast and dismantle his opponents with solid groundstrokes unperturbed by what was happening all around. Such was the finesse and class that Borg brought to the game that Romanian tennis legend Ilie Nastase once had this to say about Borg - 'We're playing tennis. But Borg was playing something else.'

In his career, Borg enjoyed a winning record against most of his contemporaries like Jimmy Connors, Ilie Nastase and Ivan Lendl. His record against his great rival John McEnroe was 7-7.

Borg won 3 Grand Slam titles without dropping a set (an Open Era record tied with Rafael Nadal). He achieved this at the 1976 Wimbledon Championships, 1978 French Open and 1980 French Open. At the 1978 French Open, Borg won the tournament by losing only 32 games in all - a record which still stands and looks unlikely to ever be broken.

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