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...course, gorgeous, her thin yet voluptuous body sheathed in a simple, expensive dress. Bond could sniff the perfume of her danger the moment they met. From there to bed had been the matter of a few glances between professionals, and the act itself had been high sport, the Wimbledon finals of sex. Now the match was over, and Bond, instead of steeling himself for a stray tarantula under the sheets, found himself ruminating. Was she the good woman or the bad one? In each of his assignments, it seemed, there was always one of each. That makes...
SEEKING DIVORCE. Patti McGuire Connors, 31, Playboy's 1977 Playmate of the Year; from Jimmy Connors, 30, comeback king of tennis who last year won both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open for the first time since 1974; after four years of marriage, one child; in Miami. Patti's suit asks for custody of Son Brett David, 3, use of the couple's pricey North Miami Beach condominium, and abrogation of a prenuptial agreement limiting any divorce settlement...
...Mayotte, the hometown favorite from Springfield, Mass has seen it all Wimbledon, the U.S. Italian and French Opens are all too familiar, just as the serves of Jimmy Connors. John McEnroe, and Vitas Gerulaitis...
Last year, Mayotte made it as far as the semis at Wimbledon, his best performance to date. Despite torrential rains, a transit strike and a hectic schedule which forced him to play every day of the tourney's week. Mayotte made history in London last year, becoming one of the four players--a group that includes the likes of McEnroe. Borg, and Conners--to make it to the Wimbledon semis by age 21 McEnroe ended Mayotte's championship hopes last year, but not his spirits. The Springfield native returns to London next month to try again...
...prime he tucked away six French Open championships, five consecutive Wimbledon titles and two Italian Opens, scampering across grass and clay with an iron reserve that unsettled opponents and turned everyone else into admirers. But two months ago Bjorn Borg announced that the thrill had gone, and last week in Monaco he played his final tournament. In the first round, facing José-Luis Clerc, 24, Borg bobbed along the baseline like the champion of yore, putting the Argentine away in 77 minutes, 6-1, 6-3. But the next day, against Frenchman Henri Leconte, 19, Borg went down...