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In the world of professional tennis, the greatest players of all-time are usually ranked and rated according to how they have fared in what is called the “Open Era”—or all of the time after 1969--the year professionals were first allowed to compete against amateurs in the sport’s four major championships. In that ongoing era spanning nearly 40 years, there have been many great and accomplished champions—from Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe to the holder of the most major titles, Pete Sampras and today’s best player Roger Federer. To many fans however, Jimmy Connors is the standard by which all modern tennis players are measured. For all true Connors fans, here are a few points to make the next time a tennis buddy wants to debate the best of all time.