For a player whose matches were often interrupted by boisterous fans, Connors was irked that he let a loudmouth distract him during the 1977 Wimbledon final. As he recalls the situation, it may have led to his loss to Bjorn Borg in the dramatic and decisive fifth set after Connors had erased Borg’s 4-0 lead.
Connors was serving, up 15-love, and feeling that the momentum was all his when the shout-out occurred. He lost concentration and didn’t win another point as Borg went on to win the second of his five straight Wimbledon titles.
