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1. Voo de Mar says:

   October 20, 2020 at 10:09 am

   Points won by each set: | 28-25, 33-34, 40-35, 33-38, 32-20 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   33 % McEnroe – 53 of 158
   17 % Connors – 28 of 160

   Their fifth and last mutual five-setter (# not counting Chicago ’82), also a third meeting at majors of 1984 between them – McEnroe [1] demolished his seven years older compatriot [3] in Paris & London. In New York the progress was initially the same – BigMac led 4:1* (hit four aces in the 5th game), but at 4-all he trailed 0/30 when another ace helped him. Connors lost the set, but finally was playing on equal terms. In the 3rd set BigMac came back from *1:3 (0/30) with the help of a bunch of big serves. The deciding break of the match came in the 2nd game of the final set; McEnroe held four times easily, the only problem (BP) he had leading 4:2.

   # Comparison of five 5-setters between them:
   1980 Philadelphia (F): Connors d. McEnroe 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4… 45 games (13 breaks of serve)… 3 hours 15 minutes… Total points: 128-128
   1980 US Open (SF): McEnroe d. Connors 6-4, 5-7, 0-6, 6-3, 7-6… 50 games (14 breaks of serve)… 4 hours 16 minutes… Total points: 157-167
   1981 Wembley (F): Connors d. McEnroe 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2… 44 games… (11 breaks of serve)… 3 hours 30 minutes… Total points: 134-125
   1982 Wimbledon (F): Connors d. McEnroe 3-6, 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4… 54 games (9 breaks of serve)… 4 hours 13 minutes… Total points: 171-176
   1984 US Open (SF): McEnroe d. Connors 6-4, 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3… 51 games (15 breaks of serve)… 3 hours 46 minutes… Total points: 166-152

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2. Voo de Mar says:

   July 26, 2024 at 6:54 pm

   McEnroe & Connors played against each other 34 official matches (20-14 Mac)… at the beginning of 1982 they played an extraordinary final in Chicago (Michelob Light Challenge, an 8-men exhibition) with Connors winning 6-7(9), 7-5, 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-4 after 4 hours 40 minutes, trailing 0:4 in 2nd and *1:4 in 5th set. The match was interrupted a few times due to antics of both, at one juncture Connors crossed the net and began insulting McEnroe standing face-to-face! Connors explained: ‘He’s aggressive, I’m aggressive. We both stick up for our rights. But I stick up for my rights in a different way.’ It was the tightest exho match among many they played against each other… Before Connors & McEnroe, only Smith & Nastase played five 5-setters against each other (Open Era)

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