🎾On June 22, 1981 in the first round of the Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship against Tom Gullikson, John McEnroe shouted the now-famous "You cannot be serious!" to the chair umpire in response to a serve being called "out." McEnroe was fined U.S. $1,500 and came close to being thrown out after he called umpire Ted James "the pits of the world" and then swore at tournament referee Fred Hoyles. It made little difference in the end as McEnroe went on to win in straight sets to begin a campaign

🎾On June 22, 1981 in the first round of the Wimbledon Men’s Singles Championship against Tom Gullikson, John McEnroe shouted the now-famous "You cannot be serious!" to the chair umpire in response to a serve being called "out." McEnroe was fined U.S. $1,500 and came close to being thrown out after he called umpire Ted James "the pits of the world" and then swore at tournament referee Fred Hoyles. It made little difference in the end as McEnroe went on to win in straight sets to begin a campaign

106K views · 1.2K reactions | On July 4, 1981 in a classic matchup,...

Preliminary Wimbledon Final 1981 - Moments

34 points that defined a rivalry. Relive the legendary 1980 final tie-break between Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe 🎥 #Wimbledon #TakeOnHistory | Wimbledon

41K views · 599 reactions | On July 5, 1980 four-time champion Bjorn...