As they climbed the slippery 22-minute tiebreaker, McEnroe hurdling five championship points, Borg six set points, the magic of their swinging cast a spell. They attacked and defended majestically. Somehow McEnroe lived into the fifth and a deuce set before Borg's backhand blasts got him, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (16-18), 8-6.