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All-Time Tennis: Miami
Jimmy Connors became the first six-time winner on tour, while Chris Evert collected her second title in Miami. In a stacked field, Connors had to beat Stan Smith and Novak Djokovic in three sets to reach the final. Goran Ivanisevic upset Roger Federer and Ivan Lendl to meet him there, but Connors prevailed in straight…
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All-Time Tennis: Indian Wells
In the first event of the North American hard-court tour, Jimmy Connors and Kim Clijsters were victorious. Connors and Novak Djokovic were the top two seeds on the men’s side and Connors pulled out a three-set win in the final. Connors became the third men’s player to win five tournaments. The women’s event saw a…
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All-Time Tennis: Rome
Jimmy Connors boosted his claim on the #1 ranking with his fourth mini-tournament victory of the season, twice on hard courts in Australia and twice on clay courts in Europe, this time winning in Rome. On the women’s side, Maria Sharapova earned her first win with a nice run of upsets over Margaret Court, Monica…
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All-Time Tennis: Stuttgart
In the first clay event of the season — which took place in Stuttgart, Germany, as action moved to Europe ahead of the French Open — Jimmy Connors won for the third time and Martina Hingis pulled off her second victory. Connors ran through the tournament with three straight-set wins, including a victory over rival…
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All-Time Tennis: Gold Coast
Jimmy Connors is now 2-for-2, and he joins Ivan Lendl among the two-time winners on the men’s tour. Kim Clijsters bounced back after losing in the final of the last tournament to post her first victory in Gold Coast. Connors and Clijsters both only lost one set in their three matches. One more mini-tournament remains…
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All-Time Tennis: Auckland
Martina Hingis had a remarkable run to the tournament championship at Auckland, knocking off three of the top four seeds in Margaret Court, Serena Williams and Steffi Graf. Jimmy Connors posted three consecutive straight-set victories, the last coming over Roger Federer, to claim the men’s title. All-Time Tennis Season 1 Home Page Men’s Tournament Did…
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