I saw him play in 1986, in a senior tournament of former pro greats and remember watching him beating Ramanathan Krishnan and Fred Stolle on his way to winning the tournament. He was still a great mover and his strokes were lethal. His serve was fairly slow but he placed it very well, which kept the others from teeing off on it. I remember him acing Stolle: Stolle played up, inside the baseline, and Rosewall hit an unreturnable slow spin serve that went far wide and barely bounced. Stolle just winced and said, grinning, "Come on, Ken, you've got to give me a chance."
@@joekavanagh7171 Laver and Rosewall both 16 appearances in finals of Majors. Actually, it turned out to be the same or very similar stats for both, either side of their respective diversions to the Pro circuit.
Watched a few of his matches on film. Wondered about his reputation as having the best slice backhand ever - as in those matches he barely managed to hit twice without netting the ball or hitting out. Later ive seen a few more of his finals appearances ; US open of 69 etc. Its clear he was a great all court player no doubt
I'm wondering what you were watching ... or rather who you were watching. Rosewall was noted for his ability to rally, throughout his long career. It's not really a slice backhand, more of a slightly underspun drive.
Lots of errors here. Ken did not win Wimbledon twice, or at all, unless you are including doubles, which isn't stated: if you are, then the other numbers mentioned at that time are wrong, as he won tons of GS doubles with Hoad. You keep showing shots of Tony Roche when talking about Ken, including that LH BH passing shot off Ken's lob, which is certainly a great shot, but Roche's, not Ken's. Nothing to do with him really, except he was the victim. This is not hard to spot, as Roche is a left-handler, and blonde. Why you show any modern day juniors is a mystery. The final shot of Kenny as a senior is reversed.
Maybe not as good. RH Piano players eventually discover that the LH is more reliable, and take their tempo from it rather than the RH. He would probably have had a better serve though. When Lendl retired he was asked if he would change anything if he had it to do all over again. He instantly replied "play left-handed." He had already thought about it.
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Wen i drove a cab in the 80s i picked up ken from the airport. And took him home we had a fantastic talk all the way home a great man!!!
The most underrated and undervalued champion of all time.
I saw him play in 1986, in a senior tournament of former pro greats and remember watching him beating Ramanathan Krishnan and Fred Stolle on his way to winning the tournament. He was still a great mover and his strokes were lethal. His serve was fairly slow but he placed it very well, which kept the others from teeing off on it. I remember him acing Stolle: Stolle played up, inside the baseline, and Rosewall hit an unreturnable slow spin serve that went far wide and barely bounced. Stolle just winced and said, grinning, "Come on, Ken, you've got to give me a chance."
Rosewall beat guys bigger than him in almost every match...one of the greatest players and a true gentleman.
total class!
a real gentlemen
I don’t understand why Laver is the go-to for pre-Open Era greats when Rosewall’s career is just as remarkable, albeit in different ways.
Maybe because Rosewall never won Wimbledon or the Grand Slam (something Laver achieved twice)
@@joekavanagh7171 Laver and Rosewall both 16 appearances in finals of Majors. Actually, it turned out to be the same or very similar stats for both, either side of their respective diversions to the Pro circuit.
I saw ken in a pro event in belgium with laver gonzales and olmedo
Watched a few of his matches on film. Wondered about his reputation as having the best slice backhand ever - as in those matches he barely managed to hit twice without netting the ball or hitting out. Later ive seen a few more of his finals appearances ; US open of 69 etc. Its clear he was a great all court player no doubt
I'm wondering what you were watching ... or rather who you were watching. Rosewall was noted for his ability to rally, throughout his long career. It's not really a slice backhand, more of a slightly underspun drive.
Lots of errors here. Ken did not win Wimbledon twice, or at all, unless you are including doubles, which isn't stated: if you are, then the other numbers mentioned at that time are wrong, as he won tons of GS doubles with Hoad. You keep showing shots of Tony Roche when talking about Ken, including that LH BH passing shot off Ken's lob, which is certainly a great shot, but Roche's, not Ken's. Nothing to do with him really, except he was the victim. This is not hard to spot, as Roche is a left-handler, and blonde. Why you show any modern day juniors is a mystery. The final shot of Kenny as a senior is reversed.
Yes, sounds like a yank AI bot generated this
Oh, my dog. Imagine what he'd have done if he'd been allowed to play with his naturally more coordinated left hand/arm.
Maybe not as good. RH Piano players eventually discover that the LH is more reliable, and take their tempo from it rather than the RH. He would probably have had a better serve though. When Lendl retired he was asked if he would change anything if he had it to do all over again. He instantly replied "play left-handed." He had already thought about it.