Bjorn Borg (L) of Sweden and John McEnroe of the U.S. speak with participants during a tennis clinic at the National Tennis Development Center in Bangkok November 22, 2008. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom/Files
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe, who met 22 times during their celebrated tennis rivalry, will break their 11-11 head-to-head tie when they captain the Europe and World teams in the inaugural Laver Cup next September.
Borg and McEnroe announced on Wednesday that they had committed to lead the teams for the first three years of the new competition, patterned after golf's Ryder Cup, and joined Rod Laver, Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal at a news conference.
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