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Jimmy Connors had chair umpire replaced before losing Sydney semi-final
On October 17, 1982, Jimmy Connors challenged umpire Peter Duncan during a semi-final at the Sydney Indoor Open in Sydney, Australia.
Connors was unhappy with Duncan’s decisions, and the match became so contentious that a supervisor agreed to replace the chair umpire.
The supervisor replaced Duncan, but the change did not help Connors.
He lost to Gene Mayer 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.
Connors was world No.
1 again in 1982 after winning Wimbledon and the US Open, marking a return to top form.
The incident ended with Mayer advancing, while Connors’s comeback season continued beyond this match.
Jimmy Connors persuaded a supervisor to replace chair umpire Peter Duncan during his Sydney Indoor Open semi-final against Gene Mayer.
Connors was unhappy with decisions made by Duncan.
The change did not help Connors, who lost the match 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.
The match took place on October 17, 1982, at Hordern Pavilion in Sydney.
- Who
- Jimmy Connors and Gene Mayer played the semi-final, with Peter Duncan as chair umpire.
- What
- Connors had Duncan replaced during the match, then lost to Mayer 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.
- When
- October 17, 1982.
- Where
- Hordern Pavilion, Sydney.
- Why
- Connors was unhappy with decisions made by the chair umpire.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Connors, unhappy with the chair umpire’s decisions, created enough drama for a supervisor to agree to replace him.
Connors lost to Mayer 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.
- Date
- October 17, 1982
- Tournament
- Sydney Indoor Open
- Round
- Semi-final
- Chair umpire
- Peter Duncan
- Match score
- Gene Mayer defeated Jimmy Connors 6-2, 2-6, 6-3