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![He chose to bide his time a bit more" - When Jimmy Connors said his rivalry with Ivan Lendl wasn't the same as it was with Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe He chose to bide his time a bit more" - When Jimmy Connors said his rivalry with Ivan Lendl wasn't the same as it was with Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/11/adf0c-16691502738322-1920.jpg)
He chose to bide his time a bit more" - When Jimmy Connors said his rivalry with Ivan Lendl wasn't the same as it was with Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe
![Ivan Lendl strokes a forehand during a match at the 1981 French Open at Roland Garros, the year Lendl reached his first grand slam final losing to Bjorn Borg in five sets Ivan Lendl strokes a forehand during a match at the 1981 French Open at Roland Garros, the year Lendl reached his first grand slam final losing to Bjorn Borg in five sets](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/93f3bdc2fb4942058be41815ff2cdff9/2c9nc4w.jpg)
Ivan Lendl strokes a forehand during a match at the 1981 French Open at Roland Garros, the year Lendl reached his first grand slam final losing to Bjorn Borg in five sets
![Czech born tennis legend Ivan Lendl (left) wins an exhibition match with Bjorn Borg in Ostrava, November 5, 2010. (CTK Photo/Petr Sznapka Stock Photo - Alamy Czech born tennis legend Ivan Lendl (left) wins an exhibition match with Bjorn Borg in Ostrava, November 5, 2010. (CTK Photo/Petr Sznapka Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/6dc788cdd858430382586e0deec17327/dkht2n.jpg)
Czech born tennis legend Ivan Lendl (left) wins an exhibition match with Bjorn Borg in Ostrava, November 5, 2010. (CTK Photo/Petr Sznapka Stock Photo - Alamy
![Bjorn Borg (left, SWE) and Ivan Lendl (CZE), Davis Cup match Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden, Prague, Czechoslovakia, September 1979 Stock Photo - Alamy Bjorn Borg (left, SWE) and Ivan Lendl (CZE), Davis Cup match Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden, Prague, Czechoslovakia, September 1979 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/DKJ37A/bjorn-borg-left-swe-and-ivan-lendl-cze-davis-cup-match-czechoslovakia-DKJ37A.jpg)