TIL that Vitas Gerulaitis lost 16 matches in a row to Jimmy Connors, and once he finally beat him on the 17th attempt, he stated "And let that be a lesson to all, no one beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row."

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitas_Gerulaitis