1991 — Jimmy Connors turns 39 years old and rallies from a 2-5 fifth-set deficit to defeat 24-year-old Aaron Krickstein, 3-6, 7-6, 1-6, 6-3, 7-6. The fourth-round Labor Day match lasts 4 hours and 41 minutes.

Jimmy Connors, of Belleville, Ill., celebrates his five-set victory over Aaron Krickstein at the U.S. Open, Monday, Sept. 2, 1991 in New York. Connors, who is 39 today, beat Krichstein, of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 3-6, 7-6 (10-8), 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) in 4 hrs., 42 mins. at the National Tennis Center. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)