Connors and Krickstein's 1991 Labor Day match is a staple of Grand Slam highlight reels — and symbol of Connors' status as a tennis hermit.
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This article is part of our New York Court Classics series, a special feature produced by The Athletic looking back at classic U.S. Open performances, iconic athletes and timeless moments.
FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — James Scott Connors, the battler from Belleville, Ill., won eight Grand Slam titles during a 24-year career.
He is a five-time U.S. Open champion, a two-time Wimbledon champion, and a leading man of the first golden age of professional tennis in the 1970s and 1980s.
The 2022 U.S. Open was the site of the match that launched the two best men's players in the world into the wider world.
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No man has defended the U.S. Open title in 17 years. Sinner, who has been unruffled on court the past year, is next in line.
Put on one of the outside courts in New York, the Greek two-time Grand Slam finalist produced a little of his old magic.
The souvenir ball has become a kind Roman emperor's thumbs down at the U.S. Open. A seesawing tiebreak robbed them of their power.
The best men and women in the world took each other on at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday. Tennis produces that dynamic like no other…
