Jimmy Connors tagged 'most arrogant' in tennis world by famous journalist

Tennis journalist Guido Manco has stated that he has heard from people that the former world number one America’s Jimmy Connors is the ‘most arrogant’ in the tennis world. The 72-year-old was one of the best players to have played the game during his time and finished his career with eight Grand Slam titles.

Connors has been once again in the news after he stated that tennis will not be able to survive if the reigning world number one, Jannik Sinner, is banned because of testing positive. The 23-year-old, who is often regarded as one of the best players currently playing in men’s tennis, has been tested positive for banned substance Clostebol.

"I am not so close to it that I understand just what a grain of salt of that does,” he said. “And to be honest, that’s not my style to be a part of that. Listen, all I know is that I don’t think tennis at that level could survive that to hit a top player. They have shown in the past that they are not afraid to hit lower-ranked players and discard them from the game. But I don’t know if tennis at that level could take it.”

Eurosport journalist Manco has been recently quoted in a report where he spoke about Connors attitude during his playing days. He stated that he has heard from some people that the former world number one was ‘arrogant’ during his playing days and is capable of saying ‘interesting things’.

"Connors? He's the person I hear the worst about in the world of tennis, very arrogant, he had no friends on the circuit, he was willing to do anything to win. It doesn't take away the fact that he could or can say interesting things, but this time I have to understand the meaning.”