In 1948, when he was 20, he won the US Championships In 1971, when he was 43 and Jimmy Connors was 19, he beat the great young baseliner by playing him from the baseline at the Pacific Southwest Open
The reason that this tournament was important was that Richard (Pancho) had announced that the Howard Hughes Open would be his last tournament. We scrambled to put crew together and shoot it. When Richard won it and received the biggest prize money in his career up until then, a week later he announced his un-retirement.
He had win over great Jimmy Connors(1952),despite being 25 older,and Jimmy has wins over modern players as Edberg(1966)and Shtich(1968) and some competitive games against Chang(1972) and Agassi(1970),simply amazing how those two eras are connected by someone like Jimmy,and Ken Rosewall as well,who was able to beat top-50 player in 1980,aged almost 46.So players back then weren't so "bad" I guess.
IMO he and Laver were the GOAT. I saw Pancho play years after this when is hair was 1/2 white. He beat Tiriac and was as great a fighter as sport has seen. they way he kept that late into his career was testimony to how his flame burned. Just wonderful.
wish there was more footage of him actually playing. Have always wanted to see the match he played against Charlie Pasarelli at Wimbledon. Gonzales vs Federer, same equipment, same training capabilities= greatest match ever!!
Over the years there's been some highlights floating around of the match. From what I've seen & heard of Gonzales, had a polished complete aggressive yet elegant game, big serve. Less flashy than Hoad, not the topspin of Laver, but seemed to be at the right places at the right time or used creativity to make it work. Also clear he was past his prime in 69 Wimbledon but definitely had lots of guts/ outlasted Pasarell, not unlike Connors v. Krickstein. Hopefully longer uploads of that will show up one day Edit: Of course crazy to think that Titanic battle was the longest Wimbledon match all the way until the never ending 2010 Isner Mahut serve fest. And Gonzales saved like 7 match points against him to eventually win it
I took tennis lessons from his son Richard... I think his son acquired some of the "not so nice" qualities. I always wondered what happened to his son. You're luck to experience history, tho'
That's actor Dabney Coleman in the early scenes in the hotel room discussing the movie contract with Pancho. Dabney went to law school and was an avid tennis player. I don't know his exact connection to Pancho.
Ert. u cannot compare from different eras. clueless on this topic. if Federer and Djokovic were given wooden rackets you dont know how they would fair. Ignorant and have no idea about tennis.
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@@marcbrandes9682 Yeah, I know. Sucks, 2 US Open apart from his Pro Majors. Could have been 10+ Slam Winner of it was open from the onset of his career.
Wasn’t Allowed in the Slams because he was Professional like Ken Rosewell for the best part of their careers 12-14 years they would of won 20 slams each he had a textbook serve one of the best there ever was he was the top professional player ranked 8 years in a row which means u r the best player in the World every year he would of won at least 2 slams 16-22 Im telling u
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6-0 6-2 and 6-4 vs Ashe at age 41? Defintely top 5 GOAT
In 1948, when he was 20, he won the US Championships
In 1971, when he was 43 and Jimmy Connors was 19, he beat the great young baseliner by playing him from the baseline at the Pacific Southwest Open
The reason that this tournament was important was that Richard (Pancho) had announced that the Howard Hughes Open would be his last tournament. We scrambled to put crew together and shoot it. When Richard won it and received the biggest prize money in his career up until then, a week later he announced his un-retirement.
He had win over great Jimmy Connors(1952),despite being 25 older,and Jimmy has wins over modern players as Edberg(1966)and Shtich(1968) and some competitive games against Chang(1972) and Agassi(1970),simply amazing how those two eras are connected by someone like Jimmy,and Ken Rosewall as well,who was able to beat top-50 player in 1980,aged almost 46.So players back then weren't so "bad" I guess.
IMO he and Laver were the GOAT. I saw Pancho play years after this when is hair was 1/2 white. He beat Tiriac and was as great a fighter as sport has seen. they way he kept that late into his career was testimony to how his flame burned. Just wonderful.
Bascomblodge fed and djoker are way better than those guys , they would dispatch this guys
Ert Körpinar because of modern equipment and the advancement of sports medicine not because of skill
SILK334 yeah but tennis is much better today
I am not sure that it is better. There is less variety in the game, less contrast, and volleys (especially below the net) are not as good.
Ert Körpinar that's your opinion. In my opinion Tennis was at its best from 1984-1990 and again from 2007 to 2013 Big 4 Golden era.
Pancho Gonzales was amazing. Self taught. Tough life. Great player.
I knew Pancho when I was a kid. Great guy and a legend.
wish there was more footage of him actually playing. Have always wanted to see the match he played against Charlie Pasarelli at Wimbledon. Gonzales vs Federer, same equipment, same training capabilities= greatest match ever!!
Over the years there's been some highlights floating around of the match. From what I've seen & heard of Gonzales, had a polished complete aggressive yet elegant game, big serve. Less flashy than Hoad, not the topspin of Laver, but seemed to be at the right places at the right time or used creativity to make it work. Also clear he was past his prime in 69 Wimbledon but definitely had lots of guts/ outlasted Pasarell, not unlike Connors v. Krickstein. Hopefully longer uploads of that will show up one day
Edit: Of course crazy to think that Titanic battle was the longest Wimbledon match all the way until the never ending 2010 Isner Mahut serve fest. And Gonzales saved like 7 match points against him to eventually win it
I wish gonzales was still alive to see how much the sport has evolved. He would be happy.
I love the scene of Mr. Gonzalez having dinner and debating with his brother about his tennis comeback . That steak on the grill made me hungry.
Yes, you are right. I was there and saw it myself, Center Court LA Tennis Club. -Gino
vato's got CPTSD, a great tennis champion, one of the greats, perhaps the greatest, needed help but probably wasn't available
There is no perhaps about Gonzalez. He was definitely one of the greatest of all time if not the greatest.
Well said!
Again, well said bro!!
That's my uncle!
@@nathanaelfarrell8482 who is your dad?
i was a ball boy for the pacific southwest open. im in the video. he was not a nice guy. but not the worst. some players would hit balls at you.
I took tennis lessons from his son Richard...
I think his son acquired some of the "not so nice" qualities. I always wondered what happened to his son. You're luck to experience history, tho'
@@debravowell8337
yes i played with rod laver roy emerson gene mayer i played in a tournament.
and chang and hit with tracy austin alot.
@@riddlescom that's exciting to me
"I will be happy to comeback next year as a linesman". Lol RIP Champ
Thanks for posting; amazing.
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Thx /gt
That's actor Dabney Coleman in the early scenes in the hotel room discussing the movie contract with Pancho. Dabney went to law school and was an avid tennis player. I don't know his exact connection to Pancho.
Goat
Ohh...this is a gem film. Do you have more films of this era? Please put more up, doesn't even matter if it's tennis related or not! 🙏
The greatest ever
JSB Tokyo Haha stop bullshitting fed and djoker would murder this guy , Tennis at that time looked gay as hell
Ert. u cannot compare from different eras. clueless on this topic. if Federer and Djokovic were given wooden rackets you dont know how they would fair. Ignorant and have no idea about tennis.
Andrea was right
Poncho lived life on his own terms
No exceptions
Hoy en el blog la historia de Pancho Gonzales, el campeón olvidado.🎾🔥💪🏽
Espero que os guste😊
tecreessampras.blogspot.com/2020/05/pancho-gonzales-el-campeon-olvidado.html?m=1
Nice. A translation would be beneficial.
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Hahaha , Pancho Gonzales smoking cigarettes after play a match!!....
Yeah man, I can't believe that a pro tennis player smokes but lately I've seen to Boris Becker smoking too....
Bud Collins said greatest, second it
GOAT
Barring Gonzalez, Kramer, and the other pros from Wimbledon and Forest Hills was worse than merely hypocritical. It cheated the history of the game.
Gino do you have any deleted footage or clips that did not make the doc. ?
Yes but crumbling 16mm.
whats crumbling? im not film savy. thanks for the reply
@@Tinochaverry deteriorating film from exposure to air and time.
@@ingot77
Is there any way to restore the negative? Would love to help see this masterwork restored!!
@@FabianEuresti Maybe, but it would be a real chore and costly. And, for what? Posterity?
was that pancho segura at min 24:00? anyone know the name of the people being interviewed about pancho gonzalez?
Segura, Olmedo, Jim Osborne, Cliff Drysdale
Shame he did not win any majors after open era started.
He was 40. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?
@@marcbrandes9682 Yeah, I know. Sucks, 2 US Open apart from his Pro Majors. Could have been 10+ Slam Winner of it was open from the onset of his career.
Wasn’t Allowed in the Slams because he was Professional like Ken Rosewell for the best part of their careers 12-14 years they would of won 20 slams each he had a textbook serve one of the best there ever was he was the top professional player ranked 8 years in a row which means u r the best player in the World every year he would of won at least 2 slams 16-22 Im telling u
Thx. /gt
what year was this film recorded?
Dabney Coleman?
lol...I said the same thing!
Was it common for top athletes in the 50’s and 60’s to be cigarette smokers or was this something only Mr.Gonzalez did?
there were a lot in the 50s and some continued into the 60s.
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