In 1980, John McEnroe beats Bjorn Borg of Sweden to win his second straight U.S. Open men’s title. See more sports moments from this date:
1941 — Bobby Riggs beats Frank Kovacs in four sets to win the men’s title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. Sarah Palfrey Cooke wins the women’s title with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Pauline Betz.
Ashley Cooper of Australia is shown after winning his match to gain the final round in the All-England Tennis Championships at Wimbledon against his fellow countryman, Neale Fraser, July 2, 1958. 1975 — Spain’s Manuel Orantes upsets Jimmy Connors 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 to win the U.S. Open men’s title. At Riverfront Stadium bowl St.Louis Cardinal Mark Whiten shown after he hit his major league record tying fourth homerun in the ninth inning of their game with the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1993 in Cincinnati. Whiten also tied a record with 12 RBI in the Cardinals 15-2 win. 1996 — Mike Tyson needs just 109 seconds to win the WBA heavyweight championship from Bruce Seldon in Las Vegas.
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