"I was beating Jimmy Connors' a** pretty regularly" - John McEnroe shares anecdote about 'awkward' team dinner incident with fellow American

"I was beating Jimmy Connors' a** pretty regularly" - John McEnroe shares anecdote about 'awkward' team dinner incident with fellow American

John McEnroe recently opened up about the awkward team dinner incident with Jimmy Connors. McEnroe and Connors' rivalry was one of the sport's most legendary battles.

John McEnroe reveals how Jimmy Connors feud intensified as teammates

John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors produced one of the most famous and influential rivalries in tennis history, and the former has now revealed how tension between the two almost boiled over when they were meant to be on the same team. Two of the leading stars of the late 1970s and early 1980s, McEnroe and Connors — who combined for a staggering 15 Grand Slam singles titles — famously did not see eye to eye during their playing careers, with the two…