Players · 4 dispatches
Jimmy Connors
All dispatches about Jimmy Connors. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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Vilas beaten by a racket banned the day before, Maxime looks for the ban’s exact date
On 2 October 1977, Ilie Nastase beat Guillermo Vilas in the final in Aix-en-Provence with the spaghetti racket, ending his run of 53 consecutive wins on clay. The International Tennis Federation had…
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Navratilova played on a widened court against Connors, our club player wants the same
On 25 September 1992, Martina Navratilova took on Jimmy Connors in Las Vegas with the court widened by half a doubles alley on each side, against a single serve allowance for him.…
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Connors says he bounced the ball up to eighteen times, Jean-Pol counts the same
Penalised several times for taking too long over his serve at the 2026 US Open because of his ball bouncing, Alexander Zverev has been backed by Jimmy Connors, who said on his…
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Zverev passes Becker’s 22 wins from 1989, Roland was busy counting titles
Alexander Zverev won the 2026 US Open against Ben Shelton (6-3, 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2). He is the second German to win the tournament after Boris Becker in 1989, and his 24 Grand…