5 greatest Wimbledon men's singles finals of all time

#4 Jimmy Connors vs John McEnroe (1982)

Jimmy Connors with the 1982 Wimbledon trophy

Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe, though compatriots belonging to USA, shared a frosty relationship. Defending champion McEnroe was the top seed and 1974 winner Jimmy Connors was the second seed going into the 1982 Wimbledon Championships.

This match was, without a doubt, the most intense Wimbledon final in history. Connors, the most competitive tennis player of his generation, would do anything to win and the mind games had begun even before the tournament started with Connors making comments about McEnroe's style of play.

Prior to the 1980s final, the duo met twice at Wimbledon, on both occasions in the semi-finals. Both the matches were played at a high tempo with both players trying to get under each other's skin. This final was an all time classic.

Connors’ serving and volleying backed up his evergreen return and baseline groundstrokes. Two key points in the 4th set tie-break decided the outcome of the match and both were won by Connors. The momentum shift enabled Connors to win the 5th set and take the match 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4.