Bjorn Borg ousted
NZPA-Reuter Monte Carlo The defending champion, •Bjorn Borg, of Sweden,.suffered the’indignity; bf;a(first round defeat; in . the, Monte Carlo international, tennis tournament yesterday. <;Borg, the top seed, was beaten, 6-0, 4-6, 7-5, by the Paraguayan, Victor Pecci. . Injuries and ill health have resulted in a number of
disappointing results- for Borg during the last few weeks and the world’s top player must have been hoping for a return to form in this Mediterranean resort which he has made his home. Chris Lewis, of New Zealand, was also beaten in the first round by Christophe Roger-Vasselin, of France, 64, 6-3.
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Press, 16 April 1981, Page 38
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