EPISODE · Mar 29, 2020 · 27 MIN
Wimbledon 1980: Borg, McEnroe & a Final for the Ages
from Open Era · host Soda
This week we continue on our journey through time to relive some of the best matchups that tennis has offered as we examine the 1980 Wimbledon final between Björn Borg of Sweden and John McEnroe of the United States. Simon Bushell and Devang Desai remember all of the drama, the outbursts and the tie-breaks. This episode originally aired on January 12, 2018 as part of The Sport Chronicle.Come join the Patreon family for bonus content and ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/openera Follow @OpenEraPod on Twitter! And say hello to @DesaiDevang while you're there.If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: https://bit.ly/merchera Or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Open Era 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you again next week for an all new episode of Open Era.
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This week we continue on our journey through time to relive some of the best matchups that tennis has offered as we examine the 1980 Wimbledon final between Björn Borg of Sweden and John McEnroe of the United States. Simon Bushell and Devang Desai remember all of the drama, the outbursts and the tie-breaks. This episode originally aired on January 12, 2018 as part of The Sport Chronicle.Come join the Patreon family for bonus content and ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/openera Follow @OpenEraPod on Twitter! And say hello to @DesaiDevang while you're there.If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: https://bit.ly/merchera Or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Open Era 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you again next week for an all new episode of Open Era.
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