Jimmy Connors

jimmy_connors_otd_06_19
3 months ago

June 19, 1971: The day Jimmy Connors and Roscoe Tanner played for the NCAA crown

On this day in 1971 Jimmy Connors and Roscoe Tanner squared off in...
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Jimmy Connors - On This Day 28/05
3 months ago

May 28, 1980: The day Connors came back from two sets to love down against a Frenchman and won over the Paris crowd

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On this day Connors 12_5
4 months ago

May 12, 1984: The day Jimmy Connors was thrashed 6-0, 6-0 by Ivan Lendl

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Jimmy Connors - USA
4 months ago

May 4, 1980: The day Connors beat world No 1 McEnroe in the WCT Finals in Dallas

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Ivan Lendl, On this day 18.03.2021
6 months ago

March 18, 1984: The day a bomb scare stopped Lendl v Connors in Rotterdam (with Lendl 6-0, 1-0 up)

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McEnroe OTD 03_09
6 months ago

March 9, 1980: The day John McEnroe lost for the second time to Argentina in a Davis Cup tie

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Pete Sampras at Roland-Garros 2000
6 months ago

Where Have All the US Men’s Champions Gone?

There has been no male tennis player from the US that has won...
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John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors, On This Day
7 months ago

February 24, 1984: The day Connors and McEnroe finally joined forces for the Davis Cup

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Ivan Lendl
8 months ago

January 17, 1982: The day head-hunting Lendl won the most dramatic duel with Gerulaitis

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Ivan Lendl 28_07 OTD
8 months ago

January 16, 1981: The day Connors called Lendl a chicken, a nickname that the Czech would bear until his first Grand Slam title in 1984

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John McEnroe
8 months ago

January 14, 1979: The day John McEnroe became the youngest winner of the Masters Cup

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Vitas Gerulaitis OTD 01_12
8 months ago

January 12, 1980: The day Vitas Gerulaitis made his famous quote, “No one beats Vitus Gerulaitis 17 times in a row”

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Alexandre Sokolowski
On This Day, 01/10: John McEnroe & Jimmy Connors
8 months ago

January 10, 1982: The day Connors and McEnroe nearly come to blows in Chicago

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Jimmy Connors, On this day 8/
8 months ago

January 8, 1978: When the Masters Cup final between Jimmy Connors and Bjorn Borg sparked a No 1 debate

On this day in 1978, Jimmy Connors defeated Bjorn Borg in three sets...
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Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors, 1974
8 months ago

January 1, 1974: The day engaged couple Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert met with contrasting fortunes in the Australian Open finals

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