There have been 85 American male champions in the history of the US Open, 66 of those during the amateur era when fewer international players competed and 19 in the Open Era (as of 1968), during which ...
As the low-key Ashe and theatrical Burton spoke, the actor took command. Who, asked Burton, is that impish young American, Jimmy Connors? Have you played him?
At the age of 39, Jimmy Connors went on a legendary run at the 1991 US Open, where he reached the semifinals in electrifying fashion.