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Jul 27, 2018 · 50 Fact: McEnroe won all of his US Open titles in the original Louis Armstrong Stadium, which opened in 1978 for the first tournament in Flushing Meadows and served as the event’s main show court until Arthur Ashe Stadium opened in 1997.
Sep 7, 2024 · Eighteen hours after vanquishing Connors, McEnroe routed Lendl, 6-4, 6-3, 6-1, to claim his fourth U.S. title. When Navratilova and Evert Lloyd collided in Louis Armstrong Stadium on Sept. 8, their series stood at 30 victories apiece. Additionally, Navratilova had won 54 consecutive matches, one shy of her opponent’s Open era record.
Sep 7, 2016 · McEnroe held twice with striking self-assurance and came away deservedly with a 7-6, 6-1, 6-7, 5-7, 6-4 victory, carved out in four hours, 10 minutes of taxing tennis. The night before, McEnroe had ousted Jimmy Connors in a fifth-set tiebreak after losing 11 consecutive games at one stage.
Sep 6, 2018 · McEnroe gained the victory, 6-4, 5-7, 0-6, 6-3, 7-6. The next afternoon, he stopped Borg in five sets to defend his title. It was his finest hour at the US Open to beat his two greatest rivals back to back for the crown, not to mention ousting a young, unpolished Ivan Lendl in the quarterfinals.
Aug 17, 2018 · She would go on to win seven more major titles—the last in 1990—and finish with a 43-37 record against Evert. None of those 43 could have been more satisfying than her win at the 1984 Open.
Aug 24, 2024 · When McEnroe finally beat Connors, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, it was 11:16 p.m. Super Saturday was created, in large part, by Frank Chirkinian, then a CBS Sports producer.
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Aug 26, 2024 · “Today was probably the best day in the Open ever,” John McEnroe said shortly after he beat Connors in a nearly four-hour, five-set semifinal that didn’t end until after 11 p.m. McEnroe came back the next afternoon to beat Ivan Lendl to claim his fourth and final U.S. Open.