Laver's Nerves on First Slam

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  • John Yandell
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2005
    • 6883
    #1

    Laver's Nerves on First Slam

    The Forgotten Era of Tennis: Rod Laver Part 3 - TennisPlayer
    https://www.tennisplayer.net/article/the-forgotten-era-of-tennis-rod-laver-part-3/
    In 1959 Alex Omedo defeated Rod Laver in Laver’s first major final. At 21 years of age, Rod Laver first got through to the final rounds of a major—the 1959 Wimbledon. In the Final, he found himself confronting the Peruvian American Alex Olmedo. Olmedo was strong, possessed a fine serve and volley, but was neither...
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    • glacierguy
      Senior Member
      • Dec 2017
      • 411
      #2
      Very timely, and great to re-read. As I watched the final, I kept thinking that no-one can judge Djokovic for his performance because the situation he was in was literally impossible to comprehend for all but about 2 humans on the planet. If only he (Novak) could have had a couple of days away with Laver.

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        • DavidLHagler
          Junior Member
          • Sep 2020
          • 19
          #3
          I enjoyed the reread as well. It escaped me on first reading but I noticed Don Budge haad been turned into a lefty. Scary enough that the 2 male GS winners were redheads (gingers to some readers), but Rocket is the lefty.

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