How players in the worst tennis matchups and head-to-heads live with being a pigeon
A lopsided head to head can scramble players' brains and create strange dynamics. Here is how tennis pigeons cope.
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"I didn't like John McEnroe & Jimmy Connors because of behavioral things" - When Andre Agassi explained why he found it 'easy' to root for Bjorn Borg
Andre Agassi once opened up about looking up to John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, and Bjorn Borg when ... took place in the semifinals of the 1992 Wimbledon Championships, with Agassi claiming a ...
He was a Grand Slam champion, lost to Borg in one of the greatest matches ever, and tragically died at age of 40
Among the great champions of the 1970s, Vitas Gerulaitis was also one of the most beloved. However, his life was tragically ...
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"Boris Becker, Andre Agassi has a personality, but it's advantageous to be boring" - When John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors lamented tennis' rules system
John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors spoke about ... The first of these came at the 1982 Wimbledon Championships, where Connors edged out his rival 3-6, 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 to win his second title ...
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'Everybody had their own style, attitude and personality' - Tennis great Jimmy Connors compares his era to that of the Big Three
Connors battled against the likes of Bjorn Borg and Jon McEnroe, in what was known as the Golden Era of tennis. The trio ended their respective careers after winning multiple Grand Slam titles ...
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Jimmy Connors? Let Me at Him, Said John Newcombe at the ’75 Australian Open.
He was also No. 1 briefly in 1974. Connors took over the top spot in ’74 when he won the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. He missed out on a chance for the Grand Slam — winning ...
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Rafter replaces P. McEnroe as vice captain for Laver Cup
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Two-time US Open champion Pat Rafter will take over for Patrick McEnroe as vice captain ... US Opens in 1997-98 and was also a Wimbledon finalist. "The Laver Cup is a ...
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Jannik Sinner cuts John McEnroe interview short after mocking American at Australian Open
Jannik Sinner brought his on-court interview with John McEnroe to an abrupt end after comparisons over their respective mental approaches. After rallying from a set down to defeat a spirited ...
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‘They changed and didn’t tell me’ – John McEnroe’s Australian Open disqualification came after unknown rule was enforced
John McEnroe still blames someone else for his Australian Open disqualification. With the first major of the year already here, no one can forget McEnroe's dismal exit in Melbourne in 1990.