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Although Connors's tour record against McEnroe was 14–20 [51] McEnroe is 6½ years younger than Connors and had a losing record against Connors until he won 12 out of their last 14 meetings. Head to head in major championship finals, they split their two meetings, Connors winning the 1982 Wimbledon in five sets, and McEnroe winning the 1984 ...
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The tennis landscape today is different as half of the year's Majors are played on hardcourts. Only six players have won Major titles on clay, grass and hardcourts: Jimmy Connors, Mats Wilander, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Federer, Nadal and Djokovic are the only players in history to have simultaneously held ...
Jimmy Connors, 17, was discovered ... The Canadian official was able to ID Connors in photos of the teen leaving the scene of the deadly Aug. 24 crash in a Chevy Silverado pick-up truck with ...
The 1977 Masters (also known as the 1977 Colgate-Palmolive Masters for sponsorship reasons) [3] was a men's tennis tournament held in Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York between January 4, and January 8, 1978.
John Newcombe defeated the defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final, 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6 (9–7) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1975 Australian Open. Newcombe became the first man in the Open Era to win a major after saving match points , saving three against Tony Roche in the semifinals.
The 1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. [1]
Two-time defending champion Björn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was his third Wimbledon title and sixth major title overall.