Jimmy Connors at the 1991 US Open As the US Open 2019 is just about to begin, let's turn back the pages of history again and look back at one of the greatest runs in the history of the tournament ...

JIMMY CONNORS won five US Opens, ... Jimmy Connors beat me in iconic 1991 US Open match – then we didn’t speak for over 20 years. Etienne Fermie; Published: 11:57, ...

JIMMY Connors has won five US Opens, two Wimbledons, and an Australian Open during his incredible career. But if you ask him what his favorite run at a tournament was, he'd almost certainly say ...

You had to see it to believe it. Jimmy Connors had no business playing the 1991 US Open -- never mind going on one of the most improbable runs this game has ever seen.

Jimmy Connors didn't win the 1991 U.S. Open. He didn't have to. What he did was bigger than that, though. At the start of the 1991 U.S. Open Jimmy Connors was ranked No. 174 in the world and was a ...

Jimmy Connors, 39, plays a two handed backhand during during his remarkable run to the semifinals at the 1991 U.S. Open. (Getty Images) Labour Day fell on September 2nd, 1991. The same day Connors ...

In August of 1990, Jimmy Connors left the grounds of the U.S. Open without having played a match, something that had never happened in his 20 years at the tournament.

Never, though, has there been a tale of unfinished business like Jimmy Connors' in 1991. To this day, his run to the semifinals remains the most rollicking, tempestuous, unforgettable episode in ...

— Jimmy Connors (@JimmyConnors) August 29, 2018 The 65-year-old won eight grand slams during his tennis career, including the US Open five times. He was known for being a fiery player with ...

Jimmy Connors, who entered the tournament as a wildcard, reached the semifinals of the 1991 US Open before losing to Jim Courier in straight sets. "Jimmy was never close to his peers" - Pete Sampras ...

Jimmy Connors came along in tennis when fist pumping and talking to the officials were considered a major no-no. Jimmy Connors was a player that we loved to hate. He was an in your face kind of ...

You had to see it to believe it. Jimmy Connors had no business playing the 1991 US Open -- never mind going on one of the most improbable runs this game has ever seen.