Great retrospective today by Bud Collins of his 40 years of Wimbledon. While not all matches or moments were remembered by this author, it was must-read all the way through.
A few moments: the McEnroe/Borg 18-16 game; the Pancho Gonzalez moment (reminiscent of Jimmy Connors (who also appears in the story repeatedly) at the US Open in 1991); Becker's full-body dives (and the shout-out to Springfield's own, Tim Mayotte); and Chrissie/Martina.
And perhaps most memorably for Collins -- certainly for an early-round departee -- Anne White in whites:
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