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Battle of the Tennis Players

Magrat Garlick

Rather Mad Witch
4-0 4-0 in both sets

Quarter-finals, battle one

Stefan Edberg

Australian Open 1985, 1987 (final 1990, 1992, 1993, doubles 1987, 1996)
Wimbledon 1988, 1990 (final 1989)
US Open 1991, 1992 (doubles 1987)
French Open final 1989
4 Masters Series titles
Masters Cup 1989 (doubles 1985, 1986)
Davis Cup 1984, 1985, 1987, 1994
2 Olympic bronze medals 1998
Career record: 806 - 270 (75 %)
Career titles: 42
World No. 1 for 72 weeks including 44 of 47 weeks from August 1990 to October 1992 - World No. 1 in doubles, together with John McEnroe the only one to be ranked No. 1 in both forms

Rod Laver

Australian Champion 1960, 1962 - Open 1969 (doubles 1969)
French Champion 1962 - Open 1969
Wimbledon Champion 1961, 1962 - Open 1968, 1969 (doubles 1971)
US Champion 1962 - Open 1969
5 times Grand Slam runner-up
US Pro Champion 1964, 1966, 1967
French Pro Champion 1967
Wembley Pro Champion 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967
Davis Cup 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1973
World professional No. 1 1964-1970
Open era record: 392 - 99 (80 %)
Career titles: 40 ATP Open Era singles + at least 144 others + 27 doubles

Will stick to best of three sets.
 

Magrat Garlick

Rather Mad Witch
Laver 4-0 4-1

Third round, battle two

John McEnroe

Wimbledon 1981, 1983, 1984 (5 x doubles from 1979 to 1992)
US Open 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984 (4 x doubles from 1979 to 1989)
French Open final 1984
Masters Cup 1978, 1983, 1984
Davis Cup 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1992
Career record: 875 - 198 (82 %)
Career titles: 77 singles + 20 unofficial + 70 doubles
World No. 1 for 170 weeks including two sessions of unbroken years
World No. 1 in doubles for 257 weeks

Björn Borg

French Open 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
Wimbledon 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 1980 (final 1981)
4 US Open finals
Davis Cup 1975 (33 consecutive unbeaten singles matches, an all-time record)
Career record: 597 - 127 (82 %)
Career titles: 62 ATP + 37 unofficial + 4 doubles
World No 1 for 109 weeks in six stretches between 1977 and 1981
 

BoyBrumby

Englishman
Huge. Almost exact contemporaries too, so there's clearly a body of evidence from which to draw comparison. Frustratingly tho their career records are tied up at 7-7, but perhaps tellingly Mac the Mouth won three of their four meetings in majors & I suspect Borg's loss of his pre-eminence was a factor in his decision to retire at the ridiculously early age he did. McEnroe, meanwhile, was still plugging away well into his dotage, making the semi at Wimbledon in 92 (losing to Agassi IIRC) and winning the doubles with Stich.

So: McEnroe.
 

Jono

Virat Kohli (c)
Gotta feel McEnroe's legacy is larger, even if you did remove his movie cameos, media personality and what not. But Borg's decision to retire so early is really amazing. There's all sorts of theories one could think up as to why it happened, including McEnroe's rise as being a huge factor, but I just reckon he lost interest.

I really can't split them, but will go with Borg since he's down 0-2 as well, and his hair + headband combination was awesome.
 

Sanz

Hall of Fame Member
Actually IMO McEnroe's Media personality is really boring and If anything I would give him a negative on that. The guy is just so irritating when he tries to talk Tennis.
 

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