In the Hall, it's not hard to be humbled Oct 10, 2009
The other thing you feel on looking up from your bread roll and gazing towards the back of the room where Kieren Perkins's head is bobbing over Marjorie Jackson-Nelson's shoulder and Ken Rosewall is exchanging chit chat with Bart Cummings as many of the 494 Hall of Fame members assemble for a photo, is humbled. Indeed, humbled is pretty much the permanent state of anyone who has crashed the party and even for those new members being added to the list of grey eminence. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Show respect: Tomic gets a rocket from Rosewall Oct 9, 2009
FORMER great Ken Rosewall has encouraged controversial teenager Bernard Tomic to mend any fences flattened in his recent stoush with Lleyton Hewitt, believing the 16-year-old has much to learn from the leader of the current Australian generation. Hewitt and Tomic fell out over a practice invitation at Wimbledon, with Team Hewitt claiming Tomic asked Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero for a hit after declining Hewitt's offer to practic 00004000 e on the middle Sunday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Bradfield candidate unleashes the power of Keating on rivals Sep 23, 2009
The former tennis player John Alexander, a newcomer to politics, organised a weekend hit with Ken Rosewall to attract preselectors to his cause. Most Liberal Party pundits consider the former Optus executive Paul Fletcher the man to beat on Saturday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Turning on a dime Sep 13, 2009
But I wanted to make some money by turning pro in 1963, and testing myself against the best - Ken Rosewall, Lew Hoad, Pancho Gonzalez to name the top three. Pro tennis then was a shaky proposition, a demanding life of one-night stands throughout the world with money enough for only a small cast, frequently in deplorable settings. (Boston Globe)
MURRAY RISES: Andy Murray still aims higher than No. 2 Aug 20, 2009
Ken Rosewall, Australia: April 30, 1975. Guillermo Vilas, Argentina: April 30, 1975. (USA Today -- Sports)
No. 6 Cilic upended by qualifier at Legg Mason Aug 5, 2009
Marin Cilic upset by Somdev Devvarman at Legg Masont Legg Mason Tennis Classic - ESPN. Updated: August 5, 2009, 1:24 AM ET. (ESPN -- Tennis)
Uncle confirms Nadal will return at Montreal Aug 4, 2009
Following grueling vetting and scrutinizing, here's why the quartet of Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall belongs on the Mt. Rushmore of tennis. Are you wondering what the conspicuously quiet ATP World Tour executive chairman and president, Adam Helfant, has been up to since taking over the reins seven months ago. (ESPN -- Tennis)
McEnroe's team fined for unprofessional conduct Jul 26, 2009
Following grueling vetting and scrutinizing, here's why the quartet of Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall belongs on the Mt. Rushmore of tennis. Welcome to the Indianapolis Tennis Championships, where in lieu of sandy beaches and Andy Roddick, we give you cornfield-strewn highways and a cast of unknowns. (ESPN -- Tennis)
Seles at head of class Jul 11, 2009
Gimeno, along with such Hall of Famers-to-be as Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, and Pancho Gonzalez, were guinea pigs for the resident honcho, Jimmy Van Alen, who brought the outlaws to Newport in 1965-67 to test his revolutionary scoring methods. They were the tiebreaker pioneers. (Boston Globe)
Garber » Jul 7, 2009
John Newcombe, seven-time Grand Slam champion: The question isn't how many Slams Laver would have won, it's how many would Ken Rosewall have won if he wasn't excluded from the Slams for 11 years. After Laver won his Grand Slam in 1962, it took him two years to beat Rosewall after he turned pro. (ESPN -- Tennis)
Federer's grand slam wins Jul 6, 2009
Ken Rosewall, at 39, had been the previous oldest finalist against Jimmy Connors in 1974. 2006 Australian Open - bt Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2 - Unseeded Baghdatis, 20, the world number 54 gives Federer a scare when he wins first set and goes a break up in the second. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Major record Jul 6, 2009
Ken Rosewall, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. -- Associated Press. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Federer outlasts Roddick for record 15th Grand Slam Jul 6, 2009
Ken Rosewall 4 2 - 2 8. Roger Federer of Switzerland returns to Andy Roddick of U.S. during their men's final match on the Centre Court at Wimbledon. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Who's the greatest? Laver or Federer? Who better to ask thanMuscles Rosewall … Jul 3, 2009
KEN ROSEWALL saw Rod Laver from the other side of the net on 140 occasions. He's watched Roger Federer from the front row. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Ready, set, going to make a splash Jul 2, 2009
A who's who of Australian sport including swimming legend Murray Rose and tennis great Ken Rosewall will converge on Circular Quay today for a "100 Days To Go" celebration of the World Masters Games. The event is expected to attract close to 25,000 athletes from 100 countries across 28 sports. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Murray mountain? Brit must weather Wimbledon hype Jun 18, 2009
Trains still burned coal, "Gone With The Wind'' had just hit bookstores, and cheesy singer Engelbert Humperdinck was only two months old when a British man last won Wimbledon.Since that time, Australians have had the pleasure of seeing homegrown heroes such as Roy Emerson, Ken Rosewall and Rod Laver triumph at their major. American champions too numerous to mention - John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi etc. - have spoiled U.S. Open fans. France had Yannick Noah winning at Roland Garros in... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Hair today, hair tomorrow - Joe's a cut above the rest May 26, 2009
Half a lifetime ago, Joe's "regulars" included visiting entertainers such as Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Charlton Heston, and top sportsmen, including tennis players Ken Rosewall, Vic Seixas and Tony Trabert. Thinning hair. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Tomic, Rogowska gain French Open wildcards May 6, 2009
Less than four months after being controversially granted an evening singles match on Rod Laver Arena against Gilles Muller, Tomic will make his offshore grand-slam debut at Roland Garros, where an 18-year-old Ken Rosewall won the Coupe des Mousquetaires in 1953, the year after claiming the French junior title. The 373th-ranked Tomic, who won his first Challenger title in February and has jumped more than 400 ATP places this year, was selected for the men's wildcard available through Tennis... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
How Roger lost his groove Apr 18, 2009
Sampras had a more dominating serve, as does Andy Roddick today; Donald Budge and the Australian Ken Rosewall had more accurate backhands; John McEnroe was more adept at volleying; Nadal has a more devastating forehand. While not supreme in any of these discrete elements, Federer nonetheless has performed them all with an unmatched combination of grace and efficiency that could only have encouraged a feeling of utter hopelessness in those up against him. (MSNBC -- Sports)
