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June 14, 2010
Jan. 28, 2009
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Week I at Wimbledon ended with the championships poorer by the early exit of John McEnroe, still struggling to reclaim his game, but richer by the survival of Jimmy Connors, still struggling.
June 26, 1988
In tennis, a sport where love gets you nothing, $24.95 gets you a peek at a battle of the sexes.
Sept. 20, 1992
Sixth-seeded Kevin Curren beat Spain’s Tomas Carbonell, 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, Tuesday in a first-round match of the $225,000 Volvo indoor tournament in Chicago.
Feb. 27, 1991
They had formed an uneasy alliance in an effort to bring the Davis Cup back to the United States and, having failed that, John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors were back on opposite side of the net Friday night, trading glares and stares and crunching groundstrokes.
Jan. 5, 1985
A sellout crowd turned out Thursday to see Jimmy Connors--the unofficial host of the Infiniti Champions tennis tournament--and he gave them a rousing welcome.
Oct. 1, 1993
Jimmy Connors--tennis player and businessman--won the Coopers & Lybrand Champions over-35 tournament at the Riviera Country Club on Monday night, using the same canny survivalist tactics that served him so well on the men’s tour.
May 6, 1997
Tennis: The over-35 professional circuit is an idea that has become reality and more for the all-time great.
April 25, 1996
Jimmy Connors--fresh from winning the over-35 tour’s first title of the year Monday--will headline the field at the Coopers & Lybrand Champions tennis tournament that begins today at Riviera Country Club.
May 1, 1997