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You cannot be serious! One of the fiercest rivalries in sport appears to have become a love match. Bjorn Borg, 66, and John McEnroe, 63, got together to recreate the scene from a game that reversed their fortunes four decades ago.
In tracksuit tops mirroring those they wore in 1981 when McEnroe, then 22, unseated 25-year-old five times Wimbledon champion Borg, they returned to Centre Court.
McEnroe even donned a red sweat band to complete the image.
The rivalry of ice-cool Swede Borg and loud-mouthed American McEnroe had as much to do with their personalities as their desire to win.
But the contest between them isn't quite over.
They paired up while in London to captain rival sides in the Laver Cup at London's O2 Arena.
Borg heads Team Europe, while McEnroe runs Team World in the three-day event, which starts today.
The famous double act came head to head 14 times between 1978 and 1981.
