Kenneth Robert : One Of The Greatest Champions Of Tennis
Kenneth Robert (Ken) Rosewall, born November 2
, 1934 in Sydney (Australia), is one of the greatest champions of tennis history .
He is among the twenty best players (amateur and professional alike) each year from 1952 to 1977, for more than a quarter of a century without interruption. It was probably one of the two best players in the world for about nine years and the best of the first half of 1960.
Ken Rosewall was born into a family that practiced tennis all the more assiduously she had a short in his property. Naturally left-handed (he has always been more powerful left arm), he still preferred to play his backhand with his right hand and her father was opposed to any use of strokes with both hands, he learned to play tennis at hand right. His backhand has become a landmark in the history of tennis while his department was never once natural and has not been as powerful as if he had opted for the left hand.Measuring approximately 5 feet 7 inches (about 1.70 m) and weighing approximately 135-140 pounds (6163 kg), Ken Rosewall was quickly nicknamed "Muscles" by his teammates for Davis Cup joke about his small template.
Nevertheless it was extremely fast, agile, very tough and becoming a professional, he has acquired a special flight. His best shot was the reverse (usually slice), which is considered one of the best in history if not the best. Grandfather of five grandchildren, Ken Rosewall now lives north of Sydney, where he still plays tennis.He is a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame since 1980.
In his autobiography of 1979, Kramer wrote that "Rosewall Was a Backcourt Player When He cam Into the pros, very goal ET Quickly Learned how to play the net. Eventually, for that Matter, hey Became a master of it, as Much as out of physical preservation for Any Other Reason. I GUARANTEE you That Would not Have Lasted Kenny Into Loved Tallies have a world-class player if ET hadn't Learned to serve and volley. ("Rosewall was (still) a player from the baseline when he turned pro but quickly learned to play at the net. He also became an expert in that particular compartment of the game to preserve his physical and for various other reasons. I can assure you it would not have remained one of the best players in the world than forty years he had not learned the game of serve and volley. ")
Kramer, who has always underestimated Rosewall, was still included in its list of 21 greatest players in history published in 1979.During his long career, Ken Rosewall was rarely injured, which allowed him to win tournaments and stay in the first fifteen to the age of 43 years. The only major tournament that eluded him was Wimbledon because he was banned 10 years in a row (1957-1966) during his heyday: he nevertheless reached the final five times (twice in the amateurs, once in the pros in 1967 and two times during the Open era).In 1974, Rosewall became the oldest player to reach two finals of Grand Slams this year (Wimbledon and U.S. Open) to 39 years and 310 days.
In 1995, Gonzales told him: "He became better with age, more complete. With the exception of me and Frank Sedgman, he could dominate anybody. With his style of play, he managed to master Hoad, but there were some weaknesses in the side of forehand and service. " Out of 160 games against Pancho Gonzales, he won 59 and lost 101. Of about 70 games against Lew Hoad, he gained about 45 against 25 for his compatriot.
Like the vast majority of players who began their careers before the Open era, Rosewall began on the traditional amateur circuit managed by the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the national federations including the Davis Cup, which was primary objective for players of this era (the Grand Slams are important, but often secondary compared to the test established by Dwight Davis).
Rosewall was especially revealed for the first time in 15 years and 11 months when he reached in October 1950, the semi-finals of the NSW Metropolitan Championships (not to be confused with the New South Wales Championships), beaten by Ken McGregor, then the second behind Australian amateur Frank Sedgman.In January 1951, Rosewall won his first tournament in Manly near Sydney.
By 1952, he became probably the first one of the 20 best players (amateurs and professionals alike) in his classification only for amateurs, Lance Tingay the Daily Telegraph of London, ranked tied for 10th with her partner Double Lew Hoad. Rosewall was among others reached the quarter-final of U.S. Amateur at Forest Hills, including beating eighth-seeded No. 1 American Vic Seixas (at the time designated for the tournament seeded American and Seeded foreign).
by: Laura Steinfield
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