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The irony is that Borg's unusual playing style was once a coach's nightmare, a self-taught batch of skills rarely seen singly, much less in combination. The two-handed backhand seems part of the tennis landscape now that Jimmy Connors, Chris Evert and Tracy Austin have made it...
It was in those ten days that luck ran out for the rest of the tennis world. Borg has played 60 tournaments since his 1976 Wimbledon victory; he has won 37 of them. The only major title to elude him is the U.S. Open. He lost a close match to...
My hunch is that Borg will fall this time around, probably to former-wunderkind now-daddy Jimmy Connors. In defeat, we might catch a welcome glimpse of emotion from Borg, who has too quickly surrendered his youth to a middle-aged staidness.
When it all came together, the end-product excelled--Dave Connors pokes in an overtime goal for a stunning 4-3 roack win over arch-rival B.U.; outstanding performances in the net by Wade Lau lead the way to satisfying wins over the defending ECAC champion University of New Hampshire...
And, I'll remember our little triumphs--Dave Connors raising the stick at Walter Brown, or Greg (1-2-3) Olson at Yale. They'll console me during the long, lonely summer.