What: The Legends “Rock” Dubai
The highlight of this year’s two-day singles and doubles tennis exhibition was a singles match between Bjorn Borg of Sweden and John McEnroe of the U.S., billed as the final showdown between two of tennis’ greatest rivals.Seven time Grand Slam winner McEnroe beat 11-time Grand Slam winner Borg 4-6, 6-4, 10-4. They met 14 times in ATP tour, Davis Cup and grand slam play, each winning seven times.
In a vintage performance before a capacity crowd at Madinat Jumeira Arena, the 47-year-old McEnroe threw himself around, produced some trademark crosscourt shots and — for theatrical effect — smashed his racket against the court and argued with the umpire.
click here to view fullscreenOther tennis stars in attendance were Ilie Nastase of Romania, Guy Forget of France, Peter McNamara of Australia, Henri Leconte of France, Emilio Sanchez of Spain and Mansour Bahrami of Iran.
The event was held to benefit the King Hussein Cancer Foundation and the Dubai Center for Special Needs.
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