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Vijay goes down fighting

LONDON, June 30 (1981)-Vijay Amritraj went down fighting to America's Jimmy Connors in a marathon five-set battle in the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon tennis championship here today. Third-seeded Connors, after losing the first two sets won 2-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 to enter the semi-finals.

It seemed obvious that Vijay had taken counsel from people who saw Connors beaten by Arthur Ashe in the 1975 final. He employed many of the same tactics, used by Ashe — short balls to Connors, forehand followed by a net attack and occasionally slowing down the rallies.

— John Ballantine

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