Bjorn Borg Donnay tennis racquet match used at the 1978 Stockholm Open when he played John McEnroe for the very first time and lost to the American in
Hammer Price:
£550
Estimated Price:
£300 - £500
Bjorn Borg Donnay tennis racquet match used at the 1978 Stockholm Open when he played John McEnroe for the very first time and lost to the American in the semi-final, de-strung and mounted in a frame, 83 by 36cm.; sold with a letter of authenticity explaining how a fortunate spectator caught the racquet after Borg, in a rare moment of anger, threw it into the crowd having been defeated by a younger player for the first time in his career; also included is an auction catalogue relating to a previous sale of the object (3)