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（转载）参考Steve Flink 今年法网结束后关于Jimmy Connors的单打冠军的看法：”Not knocking Connors who was immensely consistent across the years and I admired that about him, how hard he worked to win every tournament he could; having said that, there was a stage where he was playing what amounted to minor league events that are counted: they were part of the old Bill Riordan circuit (USLTA Indoor Circuit). While most of the top players were playing WCT, he was playing the Riordan circuit, which really amounted to 250s or sometimes they seemed even less. Yeah they were valid, and players were trying and they were legitimate tournaments, but they were almost gimmes. So he got a lot more cheap ones. I don’t know whether Novak knows that or not, but people who were around at the time are aware of that.” “我没有贬低康纳斯的意思，他多年来一直表现得非常稳定，我很钦佩他这一点，他为赢得每一站赛事而付出了多大的努力；话虽如此，他在某个阶段参加的赛事相当于小联盟赛事：它们属于以前Bill Riordan Circuit (USLTA Indoor Circuit) 的一部分。当大多数顶级选手都在打 WCT 时，他却在打 Riordan Circuit，这些赛事实际相当于 250 赛，有时甚至都不如。是的，它们是有效的，球员们也在努力争胜，赛事是得到承认的，但它们几乎算是唾手可拿。所以他拿了很多相对便宜的冠军。我不知道诺瓦克是否了解这一点，但经历过那个时代的人都知道。” ——————Jimmy Connors总共拿了22个USLTA Indoor Circuit的赛事冠军（在72年、73年、74年、75年、76年分别拿了2个、6个、7个、5个、2个冠军）。根据UTS按照参赛阵容强度（以签表人数和球员elo为参数）对七八十年代每年的赛事进行retrospective的分类，Connors 109个冠军的分布为：59个250赛，19个500赛，20个1000赛，2个WCT年终，1个大师杯，8个大满贯。

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