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Uploaded by on Jan 13, 2008

1975 Australian Open final. John Newcombe d. Jimmy Connors, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (9-7)

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  • I think he was drunk during this match.

  • woo hoo the gemini prevails. but i think jimmy has a double maybe even multiple personalities ha ha

  • Huge, Newks was great too, his backhand return is whaooo, sort of Jimmy's one, his talk is greta too, even if Jimmy should have one this, or could, at least.

  • wow ,this reminds me a match between Aghasi VS pat rafter semi Aust open . same spirit.Again ,wow ,did you see those lobs ????

  • Jimmy could've been a human backboard if he wanted. But he was under orders to smack the ball flat and drive it any chance he got. I would die while rooting for him because of the thousands of balls he'd drive into the net's top tape.

    A great one he is, and came from Belleville, Illinois close to St. Louis of all places, basically a semi slum of a town, but he was a child of wealth and had coaches and practice courts and was a well traveled Jr Player like Lendl and MacEnroe.

  • WOW thanks for posting this. I have never seen any of this match. Jimmy had a great '75, but couldn't close the deal in the final of any of the slams.

  • Jimmy never came back to Australien Open, only two entries Win -74 Lost final -75.

  • Still wonder how could Jimmy miss the easy lob and bh passing shot on set point.

    Anyway, Newks was great too and the end of the match is worth staying.

  • One thing he did was power his serve but he mixed his strokes with spins and didn't try to overpower him. Newcombe doesn't get enough credit for his touch.

  • beauty newc! if there was ever proof needed you can compare tennis players across generations, this is newcombe at the end of his career beating connors in his prime

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