In light of John McEnroe & Bjorn Borg gearing up for one last face-off at Laver Cup 2024: 4 interesting moments involving the iconic tennis duo

Several of us participated in a series of exhibitions in Australia in the fall of 1981, that is, after the United States Open. I was in a room with Vitas and Bjorn, and we were drinking a beer before a press conference. Bjorn announced to us, “I’m going to withdraw from the sport of tennis.” We didn’t even feel like responding to it. It’s true that Vitas and I shared a laugh. You must be kidding me. I stated that. Do you have any idea what you are going to do? It’s twenty-five years old!’ However, Bjorn was completely serious. The only thing he ever got out of his mouth was, “No, no, no, I’m not playing anymore.”And then, when John McEnroe called me multiple times and inquired about my whereabouts, I guess I woke up and asked, “Borg, what has gotten into you?” Have you “We are performing in New Orleans. That was the first time he seemed to be completely out of his mind, perhaps like a mental patient who had been released or something like that. After that, I cried out to John, “Please, John, come.” That expression on his face, which said, “What the hell do you want?” “Please come to the net,” I pleaded with John earlier. In response to his statement, “Listen, this is a game, relax, and take it easy,” Borg said. My interpretation of that was that he had accepted me and that I could look at any other player and if they said anything, I could simply say what Bjorn had said. This was the information that I took away from that. When I was making an effort to play, the very least I could do was try a little bit harder. As a result, I should have been on my best behavior, and I respected him,” McEnroe explained.stated.”Have you completely lost your mind?” He was quoted by ESPN as saying that Borg.