39 year old Jimmy Connors verses 39 year old Roger Federer at USO - who wins?
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Wiggedbaldy
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Connors the better player, but Fed in 4.
AnOctorokForDinner
G.O.A.T.
I lel'd.
Third Serve
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MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
Should only have 1 poll option
The Blond Blur
Legend
Connors at 39 was at his hip thrusting peak.
0lderer would strain his groin which would lead to another knee surgery if he tried that.
Connors to troll and win in 5.
0lderer would strain his groin which would lead to another knee surgery if he tried that.
Connors to troll and win in 5.
swordtennis
G.O.A.T.
@Sunny Ali we had a @Dedans Penthouse sighting!
Connors always in 5.
greatest US Open is history '91.
Connors always in 5.
greatest US Open is history '91.
jussumman
Hall of Fame
Federer fans told there is a 1 in a million chance he could beat Connors in a 5 set match:
swordtennis
G.O.A.T.
jussumman
Hall of Fame
By chance is this a hypothetical match or an actual match?
Need to know first....
This assumed that we bio engineered an exact replica of 39 year old Jimmy Connors who will earn an entry into the 2021 USO by winning Qualifiers, and later face Federer.
swordtennis
G.O.A.T.
That would be awesome if they engineered a cyborg Jimmy.
He was a greaseball but he was my first real favorite player ever.
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PETEhammer
Guest
Connors because Fed will tank to avoid Rafa next round
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Deleted member 744633
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Well, there's 2 legends in your post ... one on this forum and the other on a tennis court
Top post, agreed
Graf1stClass
Professional
I don't understand what this means. What do you mean by this?
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PETEhammer
Guest
Connors would lose to Fed because Fed is used to pressure and Connors isn't used to playing someone who can handle pressure
40-15 is a distant memory apparently
Graf1stClass
Professional
It really made no sense to me. Everyone chokes, but Federer has lost a few really significant matches he all but had, due to -- nerves. I can't imagine any other reason. You'd assume him to have more composure with all of the experience he's had. Maybe it's because against Djokovic, it's experience losing.
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Deleted member 744633
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For many Federer fans, their only experience of Connors is youtube highlights that reveal nothing about the kind of intimidation Connors brought to a tennis court. If Federer can't handle Djokovic, I don't know that he can handle Connors.
swordtennis
G.O.A.T.
Beautiful post.
Connors was a street fighter.
The only one who has experience playing against an atg and the 3rd man Connors would bring to the US Open is Novak Djokovic.
Connors at the US Open the crowd was insane.
Djokovic vs Connors would be an absolute war.
Blows my mind man.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
Against Djokovic he is simply up against a guy with just as much experience as him, so it doesn't help much.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
It's not. It's always Connors in 5.
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PETEhammer
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"You are an abortion man, you are an ABORTION! Get out! Get out!" *Points him out of the stadium*
-Jimmy Connors to Umpire R4 1991 USO
yokied
Hall of Fame
swordtennis
G.O.A.T.
"I am out here playing my butt off at 39 and you're doing that!"
Great times in the summer in the City.
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PETEhammer
Guest
"You didn't see the goddarn ball!"
swordtennis
G.O.A.T.
Fed definitely has the physical superiority.
With these hypotheticals got to transport Connors to 2021.
He would be fitter now. Give him a few inches to 6'0 at least.
He would need to get it into a street fight.
Take it to 5.
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
Spoken by someone not even alive when Jimbo made his miraculous USO run.
39 year old Fed all day long and all day night defeats 39 year old Jimmy 6-4, 6-0, 6-1. And that's with Roger playing with a T2000 racket.
heftylefty
Hall of Fame
What ATGs did Connors beat at 39?
BGod
G.O.A.T.
MUCH better question is putting up 36-37 year old Connors against Fed beginning in 2018.
The 1991 USO run was as much magical for the draw as it was for Connors getting that far at 39. Lot of people forget this.
Literally nobodies except for Aaron Krickstein who was comparable to Lost Gen players like Kyrgios who showed flashes as a teen and would routinely lose matches he should have won. That's the reality of the 91 USO run. Now 89 Connors was a different story, beat Edberg and took Agassi to 5 (leading 2-1).
The 1991 USO run was as much magical for the draw as it was for Connors getting that far at 39. Lot of people forget this.
Literally nobodies except for Aaron Krickstein who was comparable to Lost Gen players like Kyrgios who showed flashes as a teen and would routinely lose matches he should have won. That's the reality of the 91 USO run. Now 89 Connors was a different story, beat Edberg and took Agassi to 5 (leading 2-1).
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PETEhammer
Guest
You realize almost all of Federer's strokes will be impotent if not impossible with a T2000, yes? Unless you think Rodgi can beat Jimmy with his hand
jussumman
Hall of Fame
I should have given the option instead to retire due to a medical condition (knees or back) lol
As someone replied above, age 37 would have been maybe a more intriguing comparison (I just figured Fed is 39 now and it corresponds to Jimmy's epic 1991 run), but we haven't seen Fed play at this age much to compare, and his ranking has been artificially kept so high due to the ATP adjustment for the epidemic (so that's not an accurate comparison).
Sadly Fed didn't even participate in last year's USO, to get a better idea of how he'd perform (at the same age and venue). If we look at his USO appearance the year prior 2019 (QF), verse Jimmy's SF. He did reach SF in the USO in 2020.
All in all, this is a very competitive (juicy) fantasy match-up, even though 70% in poll give the nod to Federer.
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Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
is this a joke thread ?
jussumman
Hall of Fame
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
Never mind that Jimbo was 1/2 the player Fed was, whether in their peaks or in their declining years.
It's hilarious how all the Djoker fans swarm in here when none of them ever saw Jimmy Connors actually play. But they predictably vote for Connors since it's impossible to pull the lever for Fed on anything, unless it's "most overrated," or "biggest choker."
heftylefty
Hall of Fame
Gotta love the myth building happening here. No one talks about PMac being up 2 sets to Love with a 3 - love lead in the third during Connors' magical run. Seem like more of a collapse on Patrick McEnroe part then Connors roaring back.
Connors won his last Slam at 31. Federer was almost 37 when he won his 20th Slam. What version of Federer loses to Connors? Federer at 39, with bad knees would beat a 39 year old Connors on any surface.
Connors won his last Slam at 31. Federer was almost 37 when he won his 20th Slam. What version of Federer loses to Connors? Federer at 39, with bad knees would beat a 39 year old Connors on any surface.
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