Jimmy Connors just isn't a brand new identify within the tennis fraternity as the previous American tennis participant has registered a exceptional variety of titles to his magnificent tennis profession and has set innumerable information to his identify. He received eight main singles Grand Slam titles in his tenure, three year-end championships and 17 Grand Pic Tremendous Series titles. Because the veteran World No.1 tennis participant turns 69 on Thursday, let's take a look at his main Grand Slam victories that he has achieved all through the years.
Australia Open (1974): Holding the ATP (Affiliation of Tennis Professionals) No.1 rating in that yr, Connors emerged to be a dominant participant by then. He received the Australian Open towards Phil Dent by 7-6, 6-4, 4-6 and 6-3 within the 4 units and claimed his first-ever Grand Slam title.
Wimbledon (1974): Within the third Grand Slam tennis occasion of 1974, Connors defeated Australia's Ken Rosewall by 6-1, 6-1, and 6-4, to take residence his first Wimbledon title and the second Grand Slam title.
US Open (1974): Enjoying his third and last-ever Grand Slam event of the yr, Connors took simply an hour to beat Ken Rosewell once more within the US Open by 6-1, 6-0, 6-1 within the grass courts of New York. US Open, Day 2: Andreescu Stays Undefeated, Prime Seed Barty into R2.
US Open (1976): Although 1975 did not show to be Connors' yr, he ensured that he did not let the title slip from him as soon as once more after the earlier yr. He captured the US Open as soon as once more by defeating Sweden's Björn Borg by 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 and 6-4 within the finals to assert yet one more title for himself.
US open (1978): US Open was in all probability Connors' territory by then as he went on to register one other win on the final Grand Slam of that calendar yr and defeated Björn Borg as soon as once more by 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 on the arduous court docket for the primary time.
Wimbledon (1982): Connors regained his misplaced kind at Wimbledon in 1982 as he defeated America's John McEnroe within the closing by 3-6, 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 and 6-4 to win the Males's Singles tennis title at 1982 Wimbledon Championships
US Open (1982): Connors defeated Czech-American Ivan Lendl within the US Open by 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, and 6-4 to assert his second Grand Slam title for the yr.
US Open (1983): Being named the Participant of the 12 months in 1982 by the ATP, Connors registered his final victory at Grand Slam in his favorite event - US Open. He defeated Ivan Lendl but once more in1983 by 6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 6-0 within the finals and claimed his one hundredth ATP singles title then. US Open 2021: Serena Williams, Dominic Thiem, Rafael Nadal & Different Tennis Gamers Who Will Be Lacking in Motion at 12 months’s Final Grand Slam.
Whereas his extraordinary feat remained unbeatable amongst males for nearly 36 years, Connors did not get the chance to win all 4 Main singles titles in a calendar yr as he was banned from the French Open all through. Nonetheless, his unequalled and specific efficiency over time has made him one of many biggest tennis gamers of all time. Connors registered 109 titles in his 1,557 matches and in addition triumphed 1,274 matches of them, which nonetheless retains him above each different tennis participant so far.
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