1969: Laver vs Roche

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  • gzhpcu
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2005
    • 3211

    #1

    1969: Laver vs Roche

    US Open, great old video!



    Think Kyle will like this one...

    Notice the change overs.... and no excessive ball bouncing on serves... Golden era...
    Regards, Phil
  • klacr
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2010
    • 2900

    #2
    Thanks Phil,

    Awesome. When tennis was tennis.

    Love the pace at which they play. Grab ball from ball boy and serve it up. No towel, no shoe or clothing or hat adjustment, no changing of racquets. Just pure tennis. On grass. Serve and volley. Yes folks, I'm an old soul. 32 going on 62

    Kyle LaCroix USPTA
    Boca Raton

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    • tennis_chiro
      Guest
      • Jan 2006
      • 1303

      #3
      Awards ceremony

      Check the awards ceremony and the brevity of the speeches by Laver and Roche. And note the prize money: 16,000 to win, 8,000 for runner-up.

      In the play, note how well Laver reaches to cover passing shots, especially with his forehand volley. Players don't know how to do that anymore!

      don

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      • don_budge
        Senior Member
        • Dec 2009
        • 6996

        #4
        Repost from January 10, 2014...The Rocket-McEnroe's hero

        Originally posted by don_budge
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87vijPUfB_I

        Rod Laver defeats Tony Roche 7-9, 6-1, 6-2, 6.2. This was the world of tennis. The real world. Check it out when "The Rocket" changes into his "spikes". A little turbo charge on the slick turf. The shoes are like bowling shoes. Slippers almost. Flimsy even. A far cry from todays engineered Nikes. Check out the white clothes. The white balls. The wooden Dunlop Maxply's strung with gut.

        Rod Laver captures his second Grand Slam. His modesty is overwhelming. No curtain calls. Sixteen thousand dollars to the winner. Tons of pride and sense of accomplishment. Fair play. Sportsmanship.

        Bud Collins and Jack Kramer in the booth.

        You cannot compare this world of tennis...to today's "planet of tennis". It's too big of a stretch. Game over. Shut out the lights. The fat lady sings. It's unfortunate and speaks of a galactic and colossal arrogance.
        From a past thread...I posted this match in January. My comments...Rod Laver completes the Grand Slam with unparalleled modesty. John McEnroe's hero. Role model.
        don_budge
        Performance Analysthttps://forum.tennisplayer.net/images/smilies/cool.png

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        • gzhpcu
          Senior Member
          • Jun 2005
          • 3211

          #5
          Originally posted by don_budge
          From a past thread...I posted this match in January. My comments...Rod Laver completes the Grand Slam with unparalleled modesty. John McEnroe's hero. Role model.
          Too bad he only copied his game and not his exemplary behaviour...
          Regards, Phil

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          • GeoffWilliams
            Guest
            • May 2010
            • 1840

            #6
            I'm pretty sure Laver never used horse steroids to move faster than he was meant to move.

            Former world No. 1 McEnroe, now a respected broadcaster and tennis pundit, told a British newspaper on Sunday that he had been given steroids without his knowledge during his career.

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