U.S. Professional Tennis Championships at Longwood; Longwood 1971

A fourth set for. Walk and take the big jump. To. Two sets ahead. Right here. He dies. Sixty seconds said. Rosewall. We'll be back with more championship tennis in just a minute. This is the eastern Educational Television Network. Let's watch that point over again. Great. Let.

Me get him back here. He's going to be ready. It was Drysdale's serving. Deuce point. Long deuce game the last game of the second set. You see a tremendous style of play were both men intent content getting beautiful groundstrokes. From the baseline. It comes to the Rose Bowl. I watch Rose Bowl stab after I bowled great change direction. It's a real sharp angle ball and yet he's still recovering down the baseline. Roger makes a good return down. And here he is at the net but he nets across a good one where you just can't play a half volley any better than Kenny Rosewell in that rally. Back live to start the third set. Kenny Rosewall two thirds of the way towards his third U.S. professional championship. Not a bad start.

Kenny Rosewall he. Is like a Horatio Alger hero out there their hard work and hustling pays off. And always has for him. Right on the line.

Oh. He did. D. Is. Just swarming all over the court very quick very calm and General is.

What. He. Would say. Well. Well. He lets Drysdale take a look at a

service I could do. And pulls him right away. First game. Of the third set and the third. KEN ROSEWALL He now leads 6 4 6 3 1 0. KEN ROSEWALL has now decided that he wants to keep the sun off somewhat with a hat. Public address announcement. Now I was with paging Flossie Dunbar who many Bostonians remember her husband great beloved sports columnist for The Boston Herald who

has gone on to his just reward. He was more a motorcycling fan than tennis but he was out here from time to time. He was killed in a motorcycle accident with chartreuse Gallagher who is another columnist for The Boston Herald. Great writers of the old day. A lot of writers over there Donald. Sure are terrific press box group. You got. Mike wouldn't rule UPI Paul Robbins. On the firm believer. And some of the others that we'll catch later in the show but I wanted to quickly say that those are the fans that saw last year's great final five sets with Tony Roche and Rod Laver two Australian lefties two very different styles of play. They both attacked the serve and tell in all the time here this year very very different match. And I think a more enjoyable match probably from the fans point of view. Now they're seeing a lot of groundstrokes Drysdale South Africans who first appear in the United States on a tennis scholarship at Lamar tech and Beaumont

Texas. Rosewall already this year has won the Australian Open and the South African Open. And also the Washington Star and The National. Team put a.

Very critical point here. 15:30 Drysdale can't afford to lose his serve again. But he. Also. Rosewall didn't just win the Washington term he totally dominated it except for his Mendus match the labor he won the last three rounds. You see one said. Put a break point right away. Rosewell lobbying to perfection. Volley Rosewell turns it into a good law.

Ruysdael. Well. You. Heard. This. Fall call that's the fourth foot fault.

Apparently Drysdale does not agree. He said why did. You call it football when I see it is. You putting the money into the nets. Football judges Steve. Campbell that's the fourth foot fault called on Drysdale in the tournament. The gentleman on the right is Steve Campbell. Steve Campbell on the left he's the football judge. And with him they should judge Diskworld see that they're like Siamese twins. And Campbell will move to the other end of the court when necessary keeps moving.

As well as the breakpoint again. Before. He leaves to the third set. He rose well on the way now. His lead is 6 4 6 3 2 0. Visions of $10000 dancing and his age. Let's head. Live. I. Can. See. The

Dino. This is one of those was virtue of. What he did. Dean two sets to love down and that's one of those careless errors start mounting. Ruysdael is not really concentrating and is getting along well.

What he does well say what happened I missed a backhand this is a backhand about as often as haystack Calhoun. This is a male lead. We'll leave. That. To. Kenny Rosewall on a five game run. Leading 6 4 6 3. 3 games to none. Final of the US pro championship dilates. Just incredible I guess you can't help

talking about this. This is a generation gap even between him and Drysdale. He won the Australian championship in 1953 and there's never been anything like this in tennis. Eighteen years later Rosewell comes back and wins the Australian championship again. The spans are incredible. You know every year now for about the last four people have been saying well this will probably be he really was last great year. And then of course he wins the two two of the major championships last year. He is the only man in history a great champion. He has not won Wimbledon. He's won every other major title in the world but Wimbledon and they have a real nice traditional thing at Wimbledon where the winner becomes an automatic member of the All England Club. And this year at Wimbledon when he did lose to John Newcombe in the semifinals the club members the president and their committee voted unanimously to make him an honorary lifetime member even though he didn't win it. So this is a real tribute to the kind of man who finally gave him that. Purple and green tie and said You are one of us. That's right. And I think they couldn't have picked a

more wonderful guy. He was very pleased. It's funny how when the professionals were finally allowed back into Wimbledon in 1968 with the advent of Open tennis they were all allowed to be members of the club again those who had belonged in the old days they were expelled from Wimbledon the All England Club just for being professionals. Tennis has come a long way and a great shot. All.

The. 15:30 that point sliding away from Drysdale rapidly doesn't seem to be much doubt that Ross was going to be the champion last time and suddenly. Transform himself. He said it's a break point 15 40. He saves one.

Well. Nobody but Kenny Rosewall will begrudge Drysdale that. But Rosewell be grudges that you can be sure that he chases every point as though it were a quarter. Not a dollar a quarter one quarter to. Get it. Right.

Right. Good.

Lord knows. There is no mercy in Kenny Rose was hired at this point if he wants to get it out. Which. Like. Oh. Third break point Rosewall has won five straight games. And. Has won a six. Year old it all four games to none. There's Lamar Hunt with his wife Norma Sam Fitch at the left. So should referee Lamar Hunt the boss of the touring contract pros of World Championship tennis.

And also Kansas City Chiefs and numerous other sporting enterprises. Where else would it be in class. That's the way it's been all day. All day. Long. What did.

7 straight games. Well it's all over but the shooting and Rosewell may do that in this game for shots away from the title. For more points. And these people may begin their stories as the press spots. Bill Kapoor's bright young writer of the Boston Herald traveler. Kevin Bottomley. Joe Giladi tennis columnist of The Record American Bob cubie of the Patriot Ledger looks like Frances Rosa a columnist of The Boston Globe. Ramon Kincannon. Fine golf writer. What's he doing up here. He covers the Masters and US Open for the Boston Globe Maybe he's getting

religion and Lyle the Worcester Telegram. Child Bride Dorothy Danzig back there with Allison Danzy. Cool it was only the greatest writer of all time on the subject of tennis. Looks to me like Marilyn fern Berger of tennis club in Rome. Steve Lurie Newark news. Richard Evans. From any paper you can name plus ABC Ronny book Gibbie Giblin Christy O'Connor Mike Widmer and at the right Jerome Scheuer who invented the game we wanted you to see him. Cliff Drysdale last call for Cliff. Penberthy on the line on the line in the corner on the line in

the corner. What else is new. Well. Two points away. All Drysdale wants now is out I think and nobody blames him. Is his trademark. Beautiful slice back. Down the line. Six feet in the service line so. Beautifully hit.

Three championship points Donald. Which one will Rosewell take first one middle one third one. That one. First. Can you make me sick. Those are the final words from umpire Jim Sullivan.

Numerical telling descriptive. Of a score of a bad beating. But not descriptive of Kenny Rosewall because how can you be and I'll be interested in reading what everybody has to say in that press box. 6 4 6 3 6 0. Eight straight games at the end. His third U.S. pro championship 1963 1965. About time he won one in the 70s. It's really remarkable. Bud does three weeks ago I presented in the winner's check in Washington D.C. and he had done the same thing to Marty recent 6 1 7 5 6 2 on a slow clay court. And here we are today. Most of the boys on the pro tour really fear cliff Drysdale and he's a great groundstroke and you really saw Kenny Rosewell give him a lesson on how to play tennis from the baseline and still be flexible enough to come in when you had to. You could probably count. Rosewell making about 8 or 10 unforced errors in the entire match. And that was really

the difference. He always is ready for a big point in the first two sets 6 4 6 3 they had terrific rallies. It was a close match. At any point. So it could have worked his way into it. They had very long games that one game went to eight adds on right. But Rosewall always was there just when he needed the lecture to use the law very effective didn't he love. Oh he called Drysdale many times coming in and lobbed over his head and Drysdale really either would go back after it with the tyrant out or actually conceded the point. It was a marvelous marvelous exhibition in world class kindness by Ken Rose. And now you can roam through all our sincere thanks and congratulations to you. When your championship was French ground can best of luck. Well you know

we get. A little a little bit Rosewell probably get a hernia holding that copy. Thank you very much gentlemen and ladies and gentlemen here tonight. It's very pleasing for me to be here. I want to tip these nice trophies and accept a check that I'll get later on I suppose. But it is a it is a pleasure to be here in Boston. I visited here many times and played here at the Along with Greek cricket club many times. I know how many times the future that I've certainly enjoyed my visit so I would like to say I think I was a little lucky today. Cliffy seen the best tennis yesterday against John Newcombe and so I caught him when he was a little taller. So.

I. Was. I should say that about all the fellows play because I all feel sorry for all of them. Take it easy. And then I don't know what hit what's hit them for a while but it is pleasing to be here. Thanks to everyone that's helped us to come to Boston. It. Can if you can find a tell as we go through which to pass this jacket you're not cut it up in little places. But that's no problem. He's got a wallet that big you know. OK.

So the check is here for Rose was big enough so that he won't lose it. And he's never lost one yet. I trust him. All of photographers gathered around Russ Adams Tennessee USA Ed Berger. There's cliff Drysdale at Fern Berger and Russ Adams probably the two top tennis photographers in America which Devons. ANNIE GUEST G-G in Prize winning photographer from the Globe is here. Frank Moy. John I call of Sports Illustrated. You. Can. Then. It is now my pleasure to award the runnerup title to Chris Drysdale. Cliff congratulations for a very fine

performance. My hope is to walk to St.. Gore said to me this morning over the breakfast that he remembered seeing Kenny Rosewall play in the finals of a championship in California somewhere 17 years ago. And now a feeling was read to hope that he might have gone home even 11 or 12 years ago. But Kenny I just wanted to offer you this thought of the $5000 that I win this week. I'd be very happy to pay you back to Australia for the rest of the year. And in addition to that to give you $5 a month for board and lodging. Damn. Well Rosewell I don't believe it.

You going to call me Sir yesterday. I guess I better know that calling you Saint Kenny I told you about John Alexander yesterday he doesn't believe you're alive. He believes you come back. Will he do it. All his followers get to me eventually just play for a bit to die. Played very well I guess. When you come and I be the same way you did against Rod Laver and I kind of got picked up the pieces but these folks played so well the day before. It's been a hard tournament because the weather is playing hard. We're playing of not played in the day on how to practice. And this is not an easy surface to play on you have to work fairly hard for every point. It's just so sad but it seems to a lot of people and we all miss quite a lot of easy shots and it just happens because you feel as though you have to go for something a little bit extra. And in doing that you will make those errors. Where were these shots from yesterday.

I'm glad you asked him because you're talking about the one in the first the one and the second he missed one backhand on the first point of the match. Me turn to sir. Yeah I remember that this was the first in the last 40 minutes you played really. Fantastic idea. I thought was. It worthwhile I want to go anywhere. Cliff. I guess I have to ask this of everybody who has played as well because he's a historic figure. They may hang from the ceiling of the Smithsonian Institute one day. You can do that tomorrow. Tomorrow would be a good day I guess. When did you first see Kenny play. Well I'm just a billboard for Kim and I would say in Port Elizabeth. 125 years ago it was my first visit to Elizabeth and so that figure was going fifty seven. 14 years ago. You were 16. You think you ball boy then. Oh yes. I was very keen to get out there in the.

PROS. My parents did really. Kenny. I felt like I was going for him today as well. So. Kenny. You I saw you in Dallas playing at the beginning of the year and you came off your match you lost a Bob lots and you were punchy. Really I'm not saying that Sally manner you were totally exhausted. You were supposed to go to Rome. You flew home instead to Sydney and you didn't even know where you were. Now you have these periods of exhaustion I saw you just after Wimbledon and you said I need rest badly and I should really rostering for ourselves. But I'm the defending champion. Do you have periods of up and down and now last week you were beaten early in Quebec. Well yes that's something that I have to expect but I don't think I can play well every week so my form will possibly run a bit up and down. And as I mentioned yesterday I think my form really depends on just how. I'm feeling you know mentally and physically towards being away and playing and really

trying. But. It does get terribly tiring in this way. I feel as though I have to take some some break but that's not to take anything away from me other fellows because all of the right ruffles and. In fact last week when we played on a synthetic surface which took a lot of speed and played very well as Cliffy knows he's played right two or three times with these ministers. And he's a much improved player. And the week before I lost to John Alexander in Louisville and these young fellows are going to run hard every now and then of course from these fellows week we want the new young boys the future. Kenny is that kind of a play. Where it is possible to run against him because he doesn't have the big serve and of course. For a guy like Alexander who would love to beat me. This is such a big thing when they go out against him they have nothing. At all to lose and everything to gain so they go out and hit the ball as they can and very often it comes off. And I think that's

the reason that you find that he can sometimes lose to people that you would not normally expect him to use when he's playing. Sometimes he loses in the back and sometimes he loses in Louisville but he didn't lose it for sales last year he didn't lose in the U.S. pro championship here. I know you gentlemen are anxious to rest. Thank you very much. Cliff Drysdale we enjoyed seeing you play in this tournament. A great win over Newcastle yesterday just a splendid win. Kenny what can I say. I was a child when I first saw you. I'm an old man. I expect to cover you when I'm in a wheelchair. Thank you for coming to Boston and showing us. I don't have the word for it. I hope you're great. Candy thanks very much. Nice to be here. Well Don thank you very much. This is Bud Collins saying for Donald Dell and myself. Good night from the Longwood cricket club. This program has been made possible in part by grants from a New England Mutual Life Insurance Company and department stores.

The Boston company incorporated. 1971 United States professional kind of championships I've come to you from along with Cricket Club in just not here in Massachusetts. You're a commentator Bud Collins columnist for The Boston Globe. This is PBS the Public Broadcasting Service. I.

You. Asked him because he is thinking about the one in the first hit of the one in the second he missed one back on the first point of the match. Well that return to serve remember that this was the first in the last 40 minutes you played with. A. Fantastic idea like it was. It went the way I wanted it to go anywhere. Cliff. I guess I have to ask this of everybody who has played as well because hes a historic figure who they may hang from the ceiling of the Smithsonian Institute one day. But you can do that tomorrow or tomorrow to be a good day I guess. When did you first see Keni play. Will I miss a billboard for me. Elizabeth. A hundred and twenty five years ago was my first visit to poor Elizabeth. So that figure was fifty seven. Fourteen years ago you were 16. You think your ball boy then quit. Oh yes. I was very keen to get out there and the. My parents.

Kenny. I felt like I was Balboni for him today do as well. Jenny. You I saw you in Dallas playing at the beginning of the year and you came out for your match you lost a Bob lots and you were punchy really I'm not saying that insulting manner you were totally exhausted you were supposed to go to Rome you flew home instead to Sydney and you didn't even know where you were. Now you have these periods of exhaustion I saw you just after Wimbledon and you said I need rest badly and I should really rest for a sales but I'm the defending champion. You have periods of up and down and now last week you were beaten early in Quebec. Well yes that's something that I have to expect but I don't think I can play well every week 3:53 will possibly to run a bit up and down. And as I mentioned yesterday I think my form really depends on just how. I'm feeling you know mentally and physically towards being away and playing and really trying. But. It does get terribly

Tari in this way. I feel as though I have to take some some break but that's not to take anything away from me other fellows because I've lost the right ruffles and. Fought back last week when we played on a synthetic surface which took a lot of speed and write play very well if he dies he's played like two or three times in his words and he's much improved by the week before I lost and Alexander in Louisville and these young fellows are going to run hard every now and then and it course from these fellows who want to the new young boys. Kenny is that kind of a player. Where it is possible to run against him because he doesn't have the big serve. And of course. For a guy like Alexander who was to beat Kim. He's such a big team when they go out against him they have nothing. At all to lose and everything again so they go out and get the ball which is more as they can do and it comes off. And I think that's the reason that you find that. He can sometimes lose to people that you would not

normally expect to lose to him and he's playing role. Sometimes he loses and go back and sometimes he loses in Louisville but he didn't lose it for ourselves last year he didn't lose in the US pro championship here. I know you gentlemen are anxious to rest. Thank you very much. Cliff drives there we enjoyed seeing you play in this tournament. A great win over Newcastle yesterday just a splendid win. Kenny what can I say. I was a child when I first saw you. I'm an old man. I expect to cover you when I'm in a wheelchair. Thank you for coming to Boston and showing us I don't have the word for it. You're great. Candy thanks very much. Nice to be here. Well done. Thank you very much. We're going to call in now. To try and help some of you who have been reading about tennis about the politics of tennis about the confused state of tennis. Even the chaos that it's in two men who may be able to help us understand what some of the problems are. You may remember around Wimbledon time the international Lawn Tennis Federation declared that as of January 1st 1972

they would no longer cooperate with the Lamar Hunt group. That is World Championship tennis the group here playing for the U.S. pro title. And that as of January 1 1972 there would be no more open tournaments. There would be no more cooperation with Lamar Hunt and furthermore that no members of the IOC. Would be permitted to give their facilities or rent their facilities to Lamar Hunt's group. Now Lamar Hunt and his group has some of the top players in the world as you know in fact most of the top players. The World. We're very fortunate today and having not only to man close to the situation. Walter L. Kok the vice president of the United States Lawn Tennis Association. On your left. And Lamar Hunt who heads world championship tennis on you're right not only fortunate in having them here because of their positions and their knowledge of the game but because even though right now there's a war going on between their organizations. Make no mistake about it they are able to talk to one another logically rationally and they've worked

together in the past which is an advantage. Walter Alcock has over other Isles he f officials he knows the heart operation. He has been one of the people who has helped make this U.S. pro chairmanship such as us because he was the chairman at his club along with. Thank you gentlemen for being with us. I've been trying to tell the people we're trying to educate them as to what is going on and I'd like to ask you. Walter Alcott as not only Vice President of the U.S. LTA but a delegate to the International Federation if you feel these differences can be resolved and how you feel they might be resolved and what your feelings are on that body. First of all I'd like to say that the international federation as well as everybody was very much concerned when this type of action had to be taken. It was very regrettable and we certainly hope that it can be worked out. I think that in the near future the management committee of the IDF now will have an opportunity to sit down with Mr. Hunt again

and try to work out some of the differences that we have. We all know that we would like to resolve this for the good of tennis. And I'm sure that we're going to do our very best to try to work it out. Are there meetings in the offing. Nothing definite at the moment but hopefully we'll get some schedule. First part of September Lamar I know you were taken aback when that Saturday afternoon at Wimbledon when everything fell apart and the Wimbledon people were screaming at you you can't come here again with your people and your people had dominated the tournament. What have been your thoughts about this now in retrospect you handled yourself very well that day but what is going through your mind now about tennis. Well but we were we would sincerely like very much farther to be peace than the tennis and went to bed. And I think with the objectives of World Championship tennis and the International Tennis Federation are undoubtedly similar. We want what's best for tennis right. Our

objective in World Championship tennis is to try to build the pro in the game. And we've done so through an organization of a series of tournaments known as the world of tennis and that's not what you're really asking. The thing we'd like to see is a peaceful settlement to the situation and it is coming and it has compatible terms for both sides. And I really hate to use the word sides because we're not one against the other. I don't think by any means. There are two different points of view at this point and we're perfectly willing to sit down and. Talk about ideas and the means of trying to solve the thing we have been in the past and we always will be in the future. The English and the English press of course is probably the most astute tennis press in the world had the feeling that you wouldn't give they were painting you as a curmudgeon over there at one point because of some demands you are said to have made on the isle to the Wimbledon authorities. Could you explain that.

Well I can't explain really what was behind the British press is thinking except that. England has been a tremendous influence on the game are tremendous driving force in the game of tennis for many many years. Of course the Wimbledon tournament is the outstanding tournament in the world and I think there is some jealousy. Of the fact that they might lose that position in the future. As far as any demands we we have very amicable negotiations during the. Seven or eight days of the Wimbledon. Fortnight and never any time that we did world champs tennis make any demands we made suggestions. The idea made suggestions and finally on about Friday before the Saturday announcement we the two sides agree that we just couldn't agree. And so we agreed to have an announcement that in the future we would go our separate ways and. And. But we never made any demands per se we made suggestions of what we thought were workable solutions.

Walter a lot of people feel. Just looking at it they wonder why the IDF said you can't use our facilities anymore. They wonder why the LCF just said well if we can't get along here is Wimbledon come and play it if you want but we won't pay you management fees come in play for the prize money. Now I'm interested in a local situation as many people are you and Lamar have worked hand-in-hand to make this the most successful US pro championship in history. The attendance is fabulous. The turnout is fantastic the publicity has been good. They've been running against daily television so I think you know that work you two men have done has struck gold. Now what about long would next year. This is a U.S. LTA club one of the charter members and I understand there's a contract here between World Championship tennis and long. Could you clarify that for us. Yes but there is a contract between World Championship tennis. And the former cricket club. This new ruling by the IDF which took place. On. Last. July is. Something that we're just going to have to

work out. I am personally very hopeful that before. The first of the year we can resolve the differences between the IDF and world championship tennis and be able to open up facilities again. I think there are. Some points of just. Everybody is going to have to give a little bit and we as an amateur organization of 90 years that I've had the devoted people of given their time and their efforts just are afraid to have big business come in and take over tennis and they're not ready to have this done at this time. I think that this can be worked out a very amicable way. I think you were struck when you use that word afraid. And Walter I'm glad is here used to use the word hopeful to me because I know you want to get together with these people. But. Lamar Hunt you're an unusual man with your interest in football in every sport and that word fear is very important because I've to men on the outs here say this man is out to buy our game. What is your reaction when people say.

Well. My reaction inwardly is you know that that's a ridiculous thought because that of course is not our objective at all. World champion of tennis is. We're attempting to try to promote the game of professional tennis and the world is far too large in this world. Tennis is far too. Well-entrenched or far too broad in its scope. If we had the desire to try to take that approach we basically are trying to create a competition in the world championship of tennis and have it be a successful entity. And gosh we have certainly have no desire to harm any existing tournaments. We're trying to create new ones and we think that you know we think that the success we had at Dallas on Tehran and other places I could name does indicate that we can help help the growth of professional tennis. Can you live outside the framework can you live without playing Wimbledon for us. Yes but I think so we would know we would feel very

comfortable. Of our ability to build professional tennis. Outside the framework of the island. That's not what we want. But we will feel that it could be done. And I will say that it would. It would mean that a larger number of tournaments will be played in North America principally the United States because there are facilities that are not controlled by the you have in North America. And our goal is to create a competition that has worldwide competition of tournaments on as many continents around the world as possible. Every continent will hold back and say so but we would feel that it could be built just purely in North America. Are you prepared to give that if the IDF gives this is it one of these things where I'll give if you give. Is it childish. Oh no no. I think that the spirit of the negotiations between WCT and I'll tee up at Wimbledon. Well first of all we're not conducted on that. Basis. There were no. Neither

side has said this is a hard and fast rule and this is a hard and fast rule. We tried to make a. Compatible situation out of what is right now. At least in some respects it is not compatible. And I don't think there are any hard and fast situations on either side. I'm glad to hear you say that I'm glad to have you in World Cup sitting side by side because Walter is in line to be the next president of the U.S. LTA in 1973. And so I would say you two would be the two most important men in tennis and I hope you can agree and if you can't agree we're all going to have problems. So Walter l.com thank you for being with us. My Hunt thank you for being with us. I'm confident that you two men can work it out and that will have the U.S. pro championships back here at Longwood next year. I know everyone joins me in that fight. Now we're going to go down to the court and join this national finals U.S. professional doubles championship match in progress. Although.

We've missed very little and we felt it was important. To have these two men side by side because without their cooperation. Spectator tennis. Could. Collapse just when we were on the edge and the brink of a golden era in tennis so you have Roy Emerson serving his partner Rod Laver at the net. He's serving to Marty Reese and Tom ocker is resigns part. It's 14:30. Ed Goodman the umpire the first game was won by Ocker and reason so they're on serve. This is for the U.S. professional championship which is currently held by Labor and Emerson. Yes. Roy Emerson. Who has won everything there is to win in

doubles. As the outstanding doubles record of all time. I. Read. Tom ocher. Tiny Tom. From Harlem in the Netherlands the server Roy Emerson. Marty recently receiving playing the right court. Both he and ocker back defensive receiving position. Rod Laver. Really.

Saves the break. Good thing it jumped Tommy. Roy Emerson now has the advantage. Queenslander. And the game. A lot on.

Third goes to Marty recently. It all so ocker held his first game. Marty recently. Grew up in Evanston Illinois and now lives in Tucson serving to Roy Emerson a semi-finalist. In the singles he beat Rod Laver and the upset of the tournament. Seemed strange not to have Laver in the singles final where he had been eight straight years winning five times. Beaten in the quarters by recent server. 0. 7 6 in the third set in a tiebreaker. Underspin chip. In. Turn by Laver.

Roy. Emerson 34 came out of. Nowhere town in Queensland called black but. Now lives in Newport Beach California. All. Along. So the defending champions LLEVA receiving Amerson at the net have the first chance to break. For. Another

chance