This is an 11 minute feature that CBS aired during Sunday’s coverage of the U.S. Open celebrating the 20th anniversary of the amazing run of then-39 year old Jimmy Connors. It started with a five set, first round match against Patrick McEnroe that lasted until 1:35 a.m. and ended on Super Saturday in the men’s semifinals against Jim Courier. In between Connors got America cheering for him as he defeated Michiel Shapers, Karel Novacek, Aaron Krickstein and Paul Haarhuis, the last two in spectacular fashion.
In this feature, CBS gets Connors to talk about the run in his own words and finds McEnroe, Krickstein and Haarhuis to give their memories about their matches. I’m glad that CBS is allowing blogs to embed this so you all can see this.
CBS’ coverage of the U.S. Open continues Friday with live airings of the Men’s Doubles Finals and the Women’s Semifinals starting at 12:30 p.m. Eastern.
