Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors (Alizaliwa 2 Septemba, 1952) ni mchezaji wa zamani wa tenisi nchini Marekani. Alikuwa mchezaji namba 1 duniani kwa wiki 268 (nafasi ya tano kwa muda mrefu zaidi katika historia), na alimaliza mwaka akiwa namba 1 mara tano.[1] Alishikilia rekodi tatu kuu za Open Era: mataji 109 ya mchezaji mmoja (singles), mechi 1,557 alizocheza, na ushindi 1,274.[2]
Connors alizaliwa Illinois. Alifundishwa tenisi na mama yake Gloria na bibi yake Bertha.[3] Alishinda mataji nane ya Grand Slam: US Open mara tano (1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983), Wimbledon mara mbili (1974, 1982), na Australian Open mara moja (1974).[4] Mwaka 1974, alikuwa mchezaji wa pili katika Open Era kushinda mataji matatu makubwa kwa mwaka mmoja.[5]
Connors alijulikana kwa ushindani wake mkali na mtindo wake wa kupiga kutoka nyuma (baseline) kwa mikono wawili.[6] Alikuwa na ushindani mkubwa na wachezaji kama Björn Borg, John McEnroe, na Ivan Lendl.[7] Alichaguliwa katika International Tennis Hall of Fame mwaka 1998.[8]
Marejeo
[hariri | hariri chanzo]- ↑ "Jimmy Connors". ATP Tour.
- ↑ "Hundred & 3: Djokovic 3rd man to win 100 titles". ESPN.com. May 24, 2025.
- ↑ Frank Deford (August 28, 1978). "Raised by women to conquer men". Sports Illustrated.
- ↑ "Jimmy Connors: Titles and finals". ATP Tour.
- ↑ "50 for 50: Jimmy Connors, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983 men's singles champion". usopen.org. August 8, 2018.
- ↑ Schwartz, Larry. "ESPN.com: Connors conquered with intensity". ESPN.
- ↑ "Still Burning : Despite the Years, Connors, Now 35, Hasn't Lost That Old Fire". The Los Angeles Times. September 6, 1987.
- ↑ "International Tennis Hall of Fame". www.tennisfame.com.
