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He therefore worked constantly on his condition. His
arms were a toned muscle pack. He is said to have had a
resting heart pulse of 35. Healthy, normal people have e
rest pulse about twice that figure.
You could only play this topspin, if the grip was correct.
From the previously common continental grip you
had to change to the western grip. Many players, then as
now, find this change extremely difficult to perform and
those who finally made it, no longer came out on top.
This western grip has to be practiced from an early age.
Borg also struck the backhand with both hands, which
also required years of training.
Borg changed the tennis world with his topspin. Nowadays
topspin, forehand as well as backhand is the prerequisite
for any success in professional tennis.
So far only as an introduction.
The rackets he played are shown. The Bancroft (Bancroft
Björn Borg Personal) was the first in his professional
career, followed by the Donnay Allwood (Björn Borg
Donnay Allwood).
I was a frequent guest at the Aldiana Club in Fuerteventura
in the late 1980/90 years. Then I had the opportunity
to take tennis lessons at the Evercourt tennis school,
which was founded and organized by Reinhold Comprix.
He knew how to attract former top players as tennis
pros. Including Lennart Bergelin, captain of the Swedish
Davis Cup team from 1971 to 1976 and then longtime
coach of Borg.
At that time he was about seventy and still well trained
and in top shape. The training with him started with
ten rounds running around the tennis court. He led the
way. He counted in Swedish to drive us on.
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