Posts Tagged ‘bjorn borg’

Roger Federer Vs Rafael Nadal Wimbledon 2008 Final: Preview

Sunday, July 6th, 2008

Will Federer make it six straight titles at the All England Club, or will Nadal finally tame his nemesis on the grass? After moving within a victory of his sixth consecutive Wimbledon title, Roger Federer found time to catch only a few games of Rafael Nadal’s… Five-time Wimbledon champion Bjorn Borg tips Rafael Nadal to [...]

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Misc: Thumbs Down To NBC (Wimbledon)

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

Collins, who has covered Wimbledon for The Boston Globe for 40 years, arrived at NBC in 1972 to find it wasn’t even given a booth for its coverage. Collins and on-air partner Jim Simpson had to do post-match voiceovers of taped action “we did a pretty shoddy job.” In 1979, NBC went live with [...]

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