[ad_1] In 1981, John McEnroe, the defending champion and No. 1 seed, opened the U.S. Open tennis tournament against Juan Nunez, a 24-year-old Chilean, who had to play his way through three qualifying matches to get into the main draw.With threatening clouds scudding overheard, Nunez played the match of his life—for one set. He took McEnroe to 6-all, then won…
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