You cannot be serious: Wimbledon fans show uncanny resemblance to McEnroe and Borg from classic 1980 final
Tennis NewsSaturday, 08 July 2023 at 15:30
The 1980 Wimbledon final will go down in history as one of the best between Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe and two fans bared an uncanny fancy dress resemblance to the duo in the stands.
Social media for the tournament put the picture of the rivals at the net as well as the two fans and said 'it's uncanny'.
Albeit the one dressed as McEnroe rocked sunglasses and not the jacket that he wore.
He had the headband and a wig that resembled his hair though, while the other went full Borg.
He had the wig with the headband just above the eyes as well as the red jacket for the ultimate Borg look.
McEnroe of course is working the tournament as part of the BBC's commentary team and this image prompted some great reaction.
One said they were as funny as the 'Carrota Boys' who have been dressed as the vegetable following Jannik Sinner around.
One put in a quote tweet: "The way we were, you cannot be serious" in a then and now lookback.
What do you think? Did they pull off the Borg and McEnroe look just like in the 1980's?
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