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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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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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4 months ago
May 12, 1984: The day Jimmy Connors was thrashed 6-0, 6-0 by Ivan Lendl
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4 months ago
May 4, 1980: The day Connors beat world No 1 McEnroe in the WCT Finals in Dallas
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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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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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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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7 months ago
February 24, 1984: The day Connors and McEnroe finally joined forces for the Davis Cup
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8 months ago
January 17, 1982: The day head-hunting Lendl won the most dramatic duel with Gerulaitis
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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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8 months ago
January 14, 1979: The day John McEnroe became the youngest winner of the Masters Cup
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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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8 months ago
January 10, 1982: The day Connors and McEnroe nearly come to blows in Chicago
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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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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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