The Golden Boy of Centre Court

How Bjorn Borg Conquered Wimbledon

Graham Denton

• Publisher: Pitch Publishing
• eBook ISBN:
  9781785319402
• Year: 2021

For five incredible years from 1976 to 1980, Bjorn Borg ruled the men's singles at Wimbledon by carrying off consecutive titles. It was a phenomenal feat, all the more so because it was achieved on the lawns of the All England Club when the young Swede was essentially a clay-court specialist. No player in tennis's modern era had ever pulled it off and only one, Roger Federer, has subsequently matched it. Featuring vivid accounts of some of his most memorable matches, The Golden Boy of Centre Court tells the story of Borg's entire Wimbledon odyssey - from his first appearance in 1972 (when he won the Junior title) to his last in 1981. It's a journey that saw him evolve from a teeny-bopper heart-throb into a hero almost unanimously loved by the tennis-watching public, and one of the greatest champions in the tournament's long history.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Dedication
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• The Iceman Cometh
• 25 June – 8 July 1973
• 24 June – 6 July 1974
• 23 June – 5 July 1975
• 21 June – 3 July 1976
• 20 June – 2 July 1977
• 26 June – 8 July 1978
• 25 June – 7 July 1979
• 23 June – 5 July 1980
• 22 June – 4 July 1981
• The Iceman Melts Away
• Acknowledgements
• Bibliography
• Photos