#Jimmy Connors

In the world of tennis, the end of an era is gradually drawing near, as some of the sport's most renowned and prosperous tennis players announce their retirement. Roger Federer and Serena Williams put down their tennis rackets for the final time in 2022. Speculations are that 2023 might see another legend Rafael Nadal depart from the sport.…

The first grand slam of the new tennis season gets underway on January 16 in Melbourne and the 2023 Australian Open is set to provide no end of intriguing storylines. Chief among them is the return of Novak Djokovic one year from his deportation debacle, as the Serb looks to match Rafael Nadal's record of 22 grand slam titles. Djokovic's…

The first Grand Slam tournament of the season, the Australian Open, gets under way on Monday in Melbourne. A year after being deported from the country, Novak Djokovic is back in Oz looking to claim a record 10th men's singles title. In the women's event, world no 1 Iga Swiatek starts favourite but otherwise the draw looks wide open - could we have…

With Carlos Alcaraz out of the first tennis grand slam in Melbourne, Novak Djokovic has become a bigger betting favorite to reclaim the title he wasn't able to defend last year due to COVID-19 vaccination issues. According to the online sportsbook SportsBetting.ag, Djokovic is the -110 favorite to win the tournament, with Daniil Medvedev the only…

Tennis remains the only major professional sport without a proper off-season, so the start of the 2023 tennis season is just weeks away. Here are ten things to look forward to in tennis in 2023. 1.The Great Three-Generational Battle In Men's Tennis After the era of the Big Three finally ended with the retirement of Roger Federer, tennis in general…

Andre Agassi was determined to defeat Jimmy Connors at the 1988 US Open because of the latter's behavior towards him in the locker room. Agassi was a teenager at the time, and he reached his second Grand Slam quarterfinal of the year in New York. The former World No. 1 wrote in his autobiography'Open' that he spoke to Connors in the locker room…

The 2022 edition of the Laver Cup has some added intrigue to it following Roger Federer's retirement announcement. Team Europe has dominated the event since its inception in 2017 and is heavily favored to win once again as Federer ends his storied career. The fifth edition of the Laver Cup runs at London's O2 Arena from Friday, September 23 to…

ROGER FEDERER has announced his shock retirement at the age of 41. The Swiss legend won an outrageous 20 Grand Slam titles during his illustrious career. Federer has been sorely hampered by injuries in recent seasons. But the classy tennis ace had been targeting a return to the court - and even vowed to return to Wimbledon one last time before…