Points won by each set: | 35-26, 36-27, 33-24 |
Points won directly behind the serve:
27 % Borg – 23 of 85
8 % Connors – 8 of 96
Borg defeats Connors in the Wimbledon final second year in a row. They will meet again in the 1979 Wimbledon semifinal, and Borg wins in the same fashion: 6-2 6-3 6-2 in 1:45 hrs; 1:50 hrs lasted their 1978 final. It was the best period in Borg’s career, in 1978 he was unbeaten in 49 consecutive matches when he entered the court, the Wimbledon victory over Connors – No. 36
Borg’s route to his 37th title:
1 Victor Amaya 8-9(7), 6-1, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
2 Paul McNamara 6-2, 6-2, 6-4
3 Jaime Fillol 6-4, 6-2, 6-8, 6-4
4 Geoff Masters 6-2, 6-4, 8-6
Q Sandy Mayer 7-5, 6-4, 6-3
S Tom Okker 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
W Jimmy Connors 6-2, 6-2, 6-3