After a Five- Set Beating Against John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors Immediately Received an Embarrassing Message From His ‘No Non-sense’ Father- ‘I Stared Blankly..’

American tennis legend Jimmy Connors is among one of the finest tennis players of all time. The American has eight Grand Slam titles to his name. Back in his playing days, he had an intense rivalry with fellow American tennis star John McEnroe.

Although they were tough rivals, McEnroe ended up with the upper hand. The rivalry was so intense that Connors’ father was angry when his son lost a match to McEnroe. Discussing the interesting story involving his father, who, according to him, was a ‘No nonsense’ person. The eight-time Grand Slam champion wrote about it in his book.

Connors revealed his father’s reaction after losing to John McEnroe

Connors wrote about an interesting incident involving his father in his book. The eight-time Grand Slam champion revealed how his father reacted after his hard-fought loss against John McEnroe in the semifinal of the 1980 US Open. Here’s what happened.

“On my way back to Florida, I stopped to see Mom in Belleville. When I arrived, Pop was sitting at the kitchen table, leaning back like he always did, with his hands locked behind his head. I’m standing there, just off the plane with Patti, the baby, the nanny, and 15 suitcases,” Connors remembered.

He further added, “Well, Jimmy, have you had time to figure out how to beat McEnroe yet?” Pop asked. Wait! What?! I stared blankly at Mom and Patti. “No, Pop, I’ve been kind of busy, but I’ll get right on that.”

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While Connors achieved almost everything as a tennis player, it is interesting to see how it is always difficult to satisfy the parents.

Jimmy Connors worried about the future of tennis

In a recent interview, Connors expressed his concern about the upcoming generation of tennis stars. The 70-year-old believes that modern-day players lack the intensity and hunger to win all the matches they play. The former world number one also spoke about modern-day tennis being overly dependent on the Grand Slam events.

The American believes that the new generation players play sincerely only in the Grand Slam tournaments and treat other tournaments as a practice for Majors. The legend further said that in their time, every match mattered and they had tough rivalries which have disappeared now.

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