Match Rewind: John McEnroe vs. Jimmy Connors...1984 Wimbeldon Final

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQS-XriW9p8&t=2s

https://www.atptour.com/en/players/atp-head-2-head/john-mcenroe-vs-jimmy-connors/m047/c044

What do you see?

[don_budge]

What do you see?

1984...an interesting year. The "Orwellian" year. Crossing the rubicon. How old were you in 1984? The computer went mainstream in 1984. At least in the sense that at the 1984 U. S. Open all of the commercials were about computers. Apple...Hewlett Packard...IBM. Others.

Jimmy Connors Wilson T2000 68 square inches. John McEnroe's Dunlop Max 200 85 square inches.

In this match Jimmy Connors is humiliated by John McEnroe and has his ass handed to him left handed. Did the disparity in the racquet size have anything to do with the outcome? Why would Jimmy Connors, who pound for pound was one of the best competitors the game has seen, go into such an important match out gunned. McEnroe's 85 square graphite was like a bazooka compared to Connors' popgun T2000. Why?