Points won by each set: | 22-32, 37-26, 27-12, 32-36, 37-27 |
Points won directly behind the serve:
28 % Borg – 38 of 133
7 % Connors – 12 of 155

Borg [2] had two mini-match points at 4-all in the 4th set, in the 5th set he had another 2 mini-match points at 4:0, but Connors [1] tied and led on serve 15/0 at 4-all – lost 8 points in a row! Prior to the final, Connors led 6-2 in their H2H. The final lasted 3:14, their second Wimbledon 5-setter (SF ’81) will last 3:18 hrs. It was 15th Grand Slam tournament for both finalists.

Borg’s route to his 25th title:
1 Antonio Zugarelli 6-4, 6-2, 9-7
2 Mark Edmondson 3-6, 7-9, 6-2, 6-4, 6-1
3 Niki Pilic 9-7, 7-5, 6-3
4 Wojtek Fibak 7-5, 6-4, 6-2
Q Ilie Nastase 6-0, 8-6, 6-3
S Vitas Gerulaitis 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 8-6
W Jimmy Connors 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4