Jimmy connors vs martina navratilova
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September 25, The day Jimmy Connors defeated Martina Navratilova in the &#;Battle of Champions&#;
What happened exactly on that day?
On this day, September 25, , Jimmy Connors defeated Martina Navratilova in the final episode of the “Battle of Sexes”. This time, the event was called the Battle of Champions, as Connors, who had just turned 40, had been world No 1 for weeks while Navratilova, who was about to celebrate her 36th birthday, had spent weeks at the top spot in total. Although Jimbo got only one serve while giving Navratilova a court expanded by half-a-doubles alley on each side, he prevailed , in straight sets.
The players: Jimmy Connors and Martina Navratilova
- Jimmy Connors: Eight-time Grand Slam champion with a record singles titles
Jimmy Connors, born in , was one of the greatest tennis players of his time. Coached by his mother Gloria, Connors was among the first few players to hit the ball flat and predominantly from the baseline. Because he was so adept
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Battle of the Sexes (tennis)
Intergender tennis matches
In tennis, "Battle of the Sexes" describes various exhibition matches played between a man and a woman, or a doubles match between two men and two women in one case. The term is most famously used for an internationally televised match in held at the Houston Astrodome between year-old Bobby Riggs and year-old Billie Jean King,[4] which King won in three sets.[2][5] The match was viewed by an estimated fifty million people in the United States and ninety million worldwide.[6] King's win is considered a milestone in public acceptance of women's tennis.
Two other matches commonly referred to as a "battle of the sexes" include one held four months earlier in between Riggs and Margaret Court over the best of three sets,[1][7] and one in between Jimmy Connors and Martina Navratilova over the best of three sets, with hybrid rules favoring the female player dubbed "The
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Infamous Loser’s Anxiety-Riddled Tale Revisited by Jimmy Connors as ‘Interesting’ Martina Navratilova Memory Recalled -‘Almost Passed Out’
You might have heard about the ‘Battle of Sexes’ but have you heard about the infamous ‘Battle of the Champions’ clash? The armatur that took place in was the final episode of the battle that was started by Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. But now, 31 years after Jimmy Connors’ face-off with Martina Navratilova, he looked back to the day and talked about the epic encounter where he found han själv in a palpable anxious situation.
Even though the 8-time Grand Slam champion won the match, he revealed that he was ganska serious about the match. Along with that, he also talked about how Bobby Riggs’ defeat created a lot of pressure and nervousness in him at the same time.
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Jimmy Connors revisits his clash with Martina Navratilova
After witnessing Riggs lose the famous battle against Billie Jea