John McEnroe once praised Jimmy Connors, admitting he could never match his arch-rival's "effort" on the court. He made these comments after they both retired and were playing on the ATP Champions ...
Tennis legend Jimmy Connors has lauded Novak Djokovic on his ... Djokovic overcame Carlos Alcaraz in a thrilling gold medal match at the Paris Olympics to secure the only big tennis title that ...
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 ...
He wanted his peers—all of them—to stay in awe," Sampras wrote. Jimmy Connors still holds the record for most match wins in the Open Era as well as the most number of singles titles by a male ...
losing matches to rising stars Jimmy Connors and Bjorn Borg. In his book, Portrait in Motion, a diary that covered 12 months starting in June 1973, Ashe wrote following a third-round US Open loss ...
The men’s game saw Ivan Lendl, John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors do battle with each other in the 1980s ... at Flushing Meadows ...
Jimmy Connors holds the record for the most ATP singles titles won on indoor courts in the Open Era. Roger Federer is the ...
Tennis journalist Guido Manco has stated that he has heard from people that the former world number one America’s Jimmy Connors is the ‘most arrogant’ in the tennis world. The 72-year-old ...
The determination and intensity of Connors really attracted him ... I even watched tapes of Jimmy's matches to get myself fired up to play.
Giovanni Perricard has become a household name after his Swiss Indoors title win in Basel recently, largely due to his booming serves.