Jimmy Connors Beats Bjorn Borg On this day, in 1976 Jimmy Connors defeated Borg 6–4, 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the US Open. September 12, 1976 Sport: Tennis Trivia What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? sports in this article Tennis tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine