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![]() ![]() Gudnason is essentially the lead here-even though both players’ names comprise the title-with LaBeouf unfortunately being relegated to more of a supporting role. ![]() ![]() What’s frustrating is that the performances are worthy of stronger material, despite the fact that the story gives far more time to Sverrir Gudnason’s Borg than Shia LaBeouf’s McEnroe. McEnroe” reduces its central figures to through repetitive childhood flashbacks, where we’re once again forced to sit through spelled-out explanations of their inner natures. That is the facile, pop-psychology synopsis “Borg vs. McEnroe was the wildly talented up-and-comer, and the only player who could possibly topple him.īut! And this is going to blow your mind … but perhaps these two seemingly antithetical athletes weren’t so different after all. Borg was the reigning, four-time Wimbledon champion in pursuit of his record fifth victory. McEnroe, the profane American hothead, was all about the serve-and-volley game, charging the net to intimidate his opponents as fast as he could. Borg, the cool and disciplined Swede, was all laser-like groundstrokes, patrolling the baseline with prowess and precision. Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe may have seemed like polar opposites when they met each other at Centre Court on that summer day for the men’s final. ![]()
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