The Connors vs McEnroe rivalry was a two fold rivalry where on the one hand both of them wanted to win more matches against each other but on the other hand both these legendary players wanted to become the best tennis player from the United States. Both were very proud Americans and there used to be a Rivalry about who is the better one. And as a result the tennis fans around the world got some of the best tennis matches Ever. Connors vs McEnroe was more famous as they played each other 34 times which is 20 Matches more than Bjorg and McEnroe.
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Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe were two outstanding tennis players and the American fans would get confused who to cheer for when they faced each other which was a lot. They have a long history and they respected each other a lot as well. Playing 34 Matches against each other is not an easy task as there are so many other great Tennis players. So, let’s take a look at this legendary rivalry
Rivalry in Grand Slams
These 2 have played a total of 9 times in Grand Slams and they have a rich history but John McEnroe had the better head to head record as he won 6 out of the 9 Matches which is 2/3 of the Matches won. Their first Grand Slam match was the 1977 Wimbledon Semi Final where Jimmy Connors won the match in 4 sets. Then they would face again at the semi final of 1978 US Open and again Jimmy Connors won the match but from here on it was the John McEnroe show as he won the next 6 out of 7 Grand Slam Matches including the 1984 Wimbledon Final.
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Other Head to Head
Out of the 34 Matches they played against each other only 9 were in Grand Slams so it would not be right to ignore the other 25 great Matches they had against each other and sometimes things got testy and they would be angry with each other. They faced each other at the Masters Grand Prix where John McEnroe won both their matches and they also played the WCT Finals and the ATP International Series Matches. In total John McEnroe won 20 out of their 34 Matches which shows that John McEnroe was the better player out of the 2.
This is an illustration of their Head to Head:
Competition | Jimmy Connors | John McEnroe |
Grand Slam | 3 | 6 |
Masters Grand Prix | 0 | 2 |
WCT Finals | 1 | 2 |
ATP International Series | 10 | 10 |
Total | 14 | 20 |
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