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Show Borg Getting Tough Tennis By PETE FRITICHIE Bjorn Borg almost met his match at Paris Ivan Lendl plays his type of game and is younger but he was careful enough and with icy nerves won the five set final at Roland Garras Stadium his sixth French Open title. BLT THERE is no denying that the Czech has copied Borg's style and that his forehand fore-hand is especially wicked. Time and again he pushed Borg hard with that forehand. In the end, Lendl made more mistakes, and one needn't wonder at that, for he'i just 21. He played Borg even on point after point going to twenty, twenty-five or even thirty strokes. Of course, that's on slow clay, but it nevertheless testifies to Lendl's calm. WIMBLEDON, which will probably be in progress or even over when you read this, will be another sensational test for Borg. He has won the French title six times and should he do this at London, there's no doubt he would go down in history as the greatest player ever to swing a racket. But even Borg can't go on forever, it may be someone like Lendl, and not John McEnroe; in other words another super-patient backline stroker, who finally unseats Borg as number-one. |