CONNORS SHOWS GOMEZ HOW IT'S DONE.Byline: Eric Branch Special to the Daily News Jimmy Connors James Scott "Jimmy" Connors (born September 2, 1952 in East St. Louis, Illinois) is a former World Number 1 American tennis champion who was the top player for 160 consecutive weeks from July of 1974 to August of 1977. is the type to treat a game of Old Maid like a high-stakes poker poker, card game, believed to have originated in Asia and first played in the United States in the 19th cent. A traditional cutthroat gambling game at first, it is now also an internationally popular social pastime. game. This legendary competitiveness helped Connors rule the tennis world for five years in the 1970s. The same burning desire to succeed also helped to explain the creation of the over-35 senior tennis tour. The latest stop on the tour Connors presides over finished up at the Riviera Country Club The Riviera Country Club is a country club with a championship golf course. It is located in Pacific Palisades, California, within the city limits of Los Angeles, California. The country club opened in 1926, with George C. Thomas, Jr. as the course architect. Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. afternoon with Connors defeating Andres Gomez 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 at the finals of the Coopers and Lybrand Championships. The victory marked the 18th title for Connors in 25 career events on the tour dating back to 1993. In two other finals, the 43-year-old Connors was forced to retire because of injuries. While Gomez did not retire on Sunday, he appeared fatigued after battling John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. (born February 16, 1959 in Wiesbaden, Germany) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. McEnroe won seven Grand Slam singles titles — three at Wimbledon and four at the U.S. in the semifinals on Saturday. ``Yes, it was tough,'' the 36-year-old Gomez said. ``But I think it was tougher for me mentally rather than physically.'' Connors, who breezed past Jose Luis-Clerc in his straight-set semifinal match. |
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