 According to Connors' book "The Outsider", he placed a million-dollar bet that he would lose no more than eight games.In 1888, the Wimbledon's men's champion, Ernest Renshaw, played a handicap match against the ladies' champion, Lottie Dod, where Dod was starting each game with a 30–0 advantage.The match was played in Exmouth, England, and ended with Renshaw's victory—2–6, 7–5, 7–5.