American tennis player &lt;a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Jimmy+Connors&amp;family=editorial&amp;specificpeople=157507 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'&gt;Jimmy Connors&lt;/a&gt; competing against number 7 seed Bob Hewitt of South Africa in the first round of the Men's Singles at Wimbledon, London, 26th June 1972. The unseeded Connors won the match 6-3, 9-7, 7-5.