Even though it happened almost 50 years ago, tennis legend Bjorn Borg can vividly remember the first time he saw the Fila tennis gear that would later become his trademark. "It was 1974 and I was ...
As teenagers, they brought the two-handed backhand to the sport — and to their first major championships, both at the French Open. By Cindy Shmerler When Chris Evert arrived in Paris for the 1973 ...
The YouTube videos are grainy, and the sound goes in and out. The film switches from black-and-white to color, and you may hear a different commentator from one set to the next. You’re never sure ...
Fila, which was founded in Italy in 1911, had become an iconic brand in the late 1970s and early 1980s thanks to Bjorn Borg's success both on and off the court. Armed with a killer forehand and superb ...
Fifty years ago in Paris, Bjorn Borg and Chris Evert each won their very first Grand Slam titles. The rest is history. For this significant anniversary, we asked veteran journalists Peter Bodo, Joel ...
Natural da capital sueca, Estocolmo, onde nasceu em 6 de junho de 1956, Borg era dono de um estilo de jogo que revolucionou o ...