Tennis

Chris Evert so dominated the women's game that from Apr. 17 to Nov. 6 she didn't lose once, included were the two biggies at Wimbledon and Forest Hills .

THE BIG RACKETS

While Evert, who no longer had to contend with the semi-retired Billie Jean King , won $345,000 to become the women's leading moneymaker for the third consecutive year, the major men's titles were taken by Bjorn Borg and Jimmy Connors . Despite an aggravating pulled stomach muscle, Borg whipped Ilie Nastase 6-4, 6-2, 9-7 to win Wimbledon . Connors then came up with what he described as "the best tennis I've ever played" to beat Borg in four tingling sets for the championship at Forest Hills .

It was a rare occasion on the courts when Nasty was nice.

Borg came within a hair of winning both big titles when he outpointed Connors 123-121 in the U.S. Open final but still lost.

Connors covered his high overhead by winning $687,000 and still had time for a global romance with a former Miss World.

Adriano Panatta , the saucy new Italian hero, was sandwiched by fans after his country's Open, one of two major clay-court tournaments he won.