Borg/McEnroe: Star wattage of the lead duo helps carry the film through

Tennis fans in the 1980s were crushed when Bjorn Borg retired in 1983 at the age of 26. By then he had already earned legendary status, but his rivalry with an emerging star, the mercurial John McEnroe, was just beginning and had already produced two epic Wimbledon finals in 1980 and 1981. The battle between the icy Swede and the fiery American could have produced so much more. 

The opening night film of the TIFF 2017, Borg/McEnroe, leaves you with a somewhat similar feeling.

This is essentially Borg’s film, as it climaxes with the first of his two Wimbledon finals with McEnroe,