Editing Jimmy Connors (section)

====Björn Borg====
{{main|Borg–Connors rivalry}}
During his best years of 1974 through 1978, Connors was challenged the most by Borg, with twelve matches on tour during that time frame. Borg won only four of those meetings, but two of those wins were in the Wimbledon finals of [[1977 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1977]] and [[1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1978]]. Connors lost his stranglehold on the top ranking to Borg in early 1979 and wound up with an official tour record of 8 wins and 15 losses against Borg<ref name=":connoboratp">{{cite web|title=Jimmy Connors vs. Bjorn Borg|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/atp-head-2-head/jimmy-connors-vs-bjorn-borg/C044/B058#:~:text=Head%20to%20head%20records%20for%20players%20in%20men's%20professional%20tennis.|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)|access-date=September 29, 2024}}</ref> as Borg was four years younger and won the last ten times they met. Head to head in major championship finals, they split their four meetings, Borg winning two Wimbledons ([[1977 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1977]] and [[1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1978]]) and Connors winning two US Opens ([[1976 US Open – Men's singles|1976]] and [[1978 US Open – Men's singles|1978]]). Connors described his rivalry with Borg in a 1987 newspaper article by saying "Borg and I were fire and ice. We were just entirely different people on and off the court."<ref name=":conrivals1987">{{cite news|date=6 September 1987|title=Still Burning : Despite the Years, Connors, Now 35, Hasn't Lost That Old Fire|newspaper=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-09-06-sp-6191-story.html|accessdate=29 September 2024}}</ref>