NEW YORK, June 21: A memoir by brash US tennis player Jimmy Connors that promises to address his broken engagement to fellow tennis star Chris Evert as well as his rivalry with John McEnroe will be published in 2012, HarperCollins said on Monday.

The release of the autobiography by the man regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time will coincide with his 60th birthday and 30th anniversary of his last Wimbledon title, the publisher said.

“A lot has been written about me, my family, my on-court behaviour and my off-court life,” Connors said in a statement. “This book is going to change that. People may think they know Jimmy Connors. They don’t, but they will after they have read my book.”

Connors, 58, a former gritty left-hander with fiery on-court antics and a dominant two-handed backhand, won a record 109 titles including eight Grand Slams and was No 1 in the ATP rankings for 160 consecutive weeks from 1974 to 1977 in a tennis career lasting more than two decades.

He also promised to address in the memoir his close but complicated relationship with his late mother Gloria, who was a teaching tennis pro who helped her son in the early years of his career.—Reuters