ashe

Arthur Ashe beat Jimmy Connors 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 in the Wimbledon final, 1975 on grass It would be Ashe’s only title at the event and his last Slam title. Connors was the defending champion and top seed. Among others, Ashe also beat Bjorn Borg, who would win the next 5 editions of the event...

Nothing too deep here. With Rafa's retirement, perhaps, your mind was/is flooded with memories of other favorite players. Let's have a judgment-free zone here, and whether in order or not, who are your 5 favorite players (for whatever reasons...and not the 5 best in your eyes) of both tours...

John McEnroe beat Arthur Ashe 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-5 in the Masters (Year End Championship) final, 1978 on carpet in New York, USA It was the first of McEnroe’s 3 titles at the event and Ashe’s only final. McEnroe had also won the pair’s round robin match McEnroe won 109 points, Ashe 107 Both...

@-NN- posted a thread 'How Jimmy Connors got solved' which prompted me to find more out about Arthur Ashe. I had a spurious knowledge, and a personal connection - my grandparents were in the Royal Box for the 1975 Wimbledon Final. But really knew little about the man, aside from my grandparents...