Borg may miss main Opens
NZPA-Reuter London Bjorn Borg had described as ridiculous the rule that requires him to qualify for all Grand Prix tennis tournaments, and said he might go fishing rather than compete in the French Open or at Wimbledon. The 25-year-old Swede, who has won the French title six times and Wimbledon on five occasions, was speaking in a radio interview recorded in Monte Carlo, where he will make his return to tournament tennis in April
after a three-month break. Borg is prepared to commit himself to only seven ’Grand Prix tournaments in 1982 rather than 10 as required by the rules. Cons.equently, he must qualify for all Grand Prix events, which include the French Open, Wimbledon and the United States Open. In an interview last week, he indicated he would compete in the United States Open, which he has never won and which he nominated as his main target for 1982.
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Press, 1 March 1982, Page 34
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