Few people watching Connors’ Wimbledon semifinal against Roscoe Tanner would have dared to disagree. “Jimmy,” wrote British journalist Richard Evans, “was primed and ready for one of the ...
At age 32, Ashe was a sentimental favorite when he faced the brash youngster Jimmy Connors on Centre Court, and the world got the result it wanted.
John McEnroe once expressed his disappointment after Jimmy Connors ignored him during their first-ever meeting on the ATP Tour. This encounter took place at the Wimbledon Championships in 1977.
The American tennis legend had also faced a similar fate in the Wimbledon Finals of 1975. Breaking a 38-year silence in 2013, Jimmy Connors finally shed light on the reasons behind his loss ...
He is the all-time leader in pro singles titles with 109 and matches won at the U.S. Open (98) and Wimbledon (84). When Jimmy Connors got on a roll, such as the one he rode at the 1991 U.S. Open ...
When I was a junior, three of my left-handed heroes – Martina Navratilova, Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe – dominated Wimbledon. But since that glorious run, just six singles titles have been ...
Jeff Tarango played professionally in the 1990s and early 2000s, but he became infamous for his controversial behavior on and ...
Rafael Nadal is just five matches away from moving up a spot on the all-time list for most ATP match appearances after his run to the 2024 Swedish Open final. Novak Djokovic improved his total by ...