Why Tennis Popularity Boomed, Connors vs. Borg 1976 US Open Final | MMA Classics ft. Joel Drucker

On this episode of Monday Match Analysis Classics, Joel Drucker, Tennis.com writer and author of the book "Jimmy Connors Saved My Life," joins the program to discuss the 1976 US Open final between Jimmy Connors and Bjorn Borg. We discuss tennis' popularity boom in the 70's, the contrasting baseline styles, the unconventional clay court surface, the racket technology, the match and why Borg retired young. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support