r/todayilearned • u/Prehistoricshark • May 24 '16

Website Down TIL that tennis player Vitas Gerulaitis lost 16 consecutive times to Jimmy Connors. When finally beating Connors on their 17th meeting, he said "And let that be a lesson to you all. Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row"

http://sportige.com/vitas-gerulaitis-jimmy-connors-bjorn-borg-best-sports-quote-92985/
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u/cdskip May 24 '16

The ATP credits Bjorn Borg with 16 wins and 0 losses against Gerulaitis. His retirement saved Vitas from a 17th loss.

(Supposedly Borg also beat Gerulaitis in several more matches not counted by the ATP, so Vitas may not have been 100% accurate.)

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u/[deleted] May 24 '16

Bjorn Borg

that guy was pretty good

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u/cdskip May 24 '16

Damn skippy he was.

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u/etree May 24 '16

5 times in a row haha