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Jimmy Connors #2 def. John McEnroe #3

7-5 6-4

Match Information

Date Apr 28, 1979*
Tournament Las Vegas
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner Jimmy Connors
Score7-5 6-4
Loser John McEnroe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsJohn McEnroe
Country USA USA
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Feb 16, 1959
Age2620
Height177180
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)23
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3722,230
Career W-L1,262–294833–189
Career earnings$8,641,040$12,552,132
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors 5 1 John McEnroe

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 28, 1979QF Roscoe Tanner 6-7 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 27, 1979R16 Dick Stockton 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 26, 1979R32 Pat Dupre 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data

Jimmy Connors's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 29, 1979F Bjorn Borg 3-6 2-6LH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 28, 1979QF Johan Kriek 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Apr 27, 1979R16 Corrado Barazzutti 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data
Apr 26, 1979R32 Sandy Mayer 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data