Thanks for uploading this. Beautiful. White balls. Look at the angles in the 3-3 and 3-4 games in the first set. Newk leaves several balls that are only an inch out. Kenny out-thinks Newk, gets him to volley where Kenny wants it, to get to 0-40 in 4-4 game in first set. But this can't be tennis, no 'come on's, no tantrums (Newk raises eyebrows at Kenny's ace at about 14:00), no arguing with the umpire. Kenny has his own towel in his pocket. Newk mainly slicing and spinning his serve, serving to his own next volley, as is Kenny. Stats would be interesting: error rate seems a little on the high side. Kenny runs around his backhand in the ad court to hit an off forehand at 1:30:30. Everything old is new again.
I love watching these old matches. I began playing in 76 with a standard wood racket. I would like to see one pro event each year where all players must use a standard wood frame. Problem is the most players would end up with tennis elbow. Both of these fellas look like Ralph Lauren models.
@@saramagalhaes6461 Wimbledon is played on the premises of a club, so the club’s rules are in effect. The rule of wearing white is apparently not uncommon amongst sports clubs in the West.
I don't think tennis elbow is caused by wooden racquet. If today's pro play with them, they will just have to adjust their stroke, string tension. That's all.
Dumb comment but oh so common intake videos 70s tennis you. Today's players would have played like they did in the 70s because they would not know the future.
I can remember my mum telling me that Ken Rosewall always folded his towel and placed it neatly on his chair. I love this tennis, hardly any serve and volley, just lots of rallies. And Dan Maskell the voice of tennis too, just so good.
@@mayiask654 exactly, zero rallies. I watched this on a old, well new to us, bw TV in 1970. Today espec Federer Nadal Djokovic Murray my countryman. Littered with rallies 20 strokes basic. Magnificent tennis period is coming to an end well in 5 yrs maybe!
this is absolutely legendary. both of these guys were very special stylists. believe-it-or-not Rosewall's backhand is one of the ultimate strokes in tennis history. Rosewall was also a " lobber " , quite expert. Rosewall seems like he is having the worst day of his career.
Ken was an elite player for almost 25 years-from 1953,his first AO,till 1977 when he was top 15,nobody has done it before and after,not even Jimmy and Roger
Exactly, and these kinds of careers give the lie to the constant assertion that tennis is always on the improve. Connors is another example, and so is Federer. Gonzales too. Top players for 20 years.
I remmember when I first started playing tennis at 15 I had the Borg Donnay rcket tand they were beautiful to hit with, then came the graphite coated and the rest is history. Now the new rackets are just brut power no feel or finess.
All rather different in those days. The play and the whole atmosphere of the stadium, the ambience. Can't imagine either of these two pumping themselves up as today's players do? The white ball is definitely harder to see though.
This was going to be a tough one for Rosewall. Except for the backhand Newcombe did everything better than Rosewall. Yes Rosewall moved better but the difference between them in that regard isn't as great as one would think. Two historically great players of their time and men of great character.
Yes, this is before they turned tennis into spectacle with no American challengers into ping-pong tennis. They gambled with the Agassi/Evert two-handed style and it has been disastrous for American men's tennis. They accelerated the touted 'changes' to the game but the culprit lies in allowing racket manufacturers to produce service speeds no one can handle. Here, you see two champions think their way into the match, gamble and probe the opponent displaying tremendous agility and speed.
Evert a ping pong style player? I picture ping pong as fast-paced. Evert was incredibly precise but not a power player compared to Martina, Graf or Seles.
at 31 minutes, Ken Rosewall pulls out a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe sweat off his face; if only the ATP and WTA could make today's players do the same...
I rmbr watching this on TV with not a scooby doo on the rules. Took me 10yrs working it all out. Juice? Really! Love 15 30 40 Advantage.. football I understand, mind you offside is tricky..
what a class. Now you see robots play, htting the ball hard and hard. This fragile players play with 40 % heavier bat with 40 % less area , rackets would not be playing for 10 years.
Rubbish Sir. I watched this in 1970s & right thru till 1980s. And that is how it was. Until along came composite rackets. This now looks terribly twee & boring, no rests & they got knackered. The era of Nadal Djokovic Federer & my countryman Murray. Sublime tennis 5hrs. They are fitter, more skilled. I've seen it all from this & Borg Connors McEnroe I loved but now is better for me. Whether the next generation now coming thru can better it I doubt. This past 15yrs may never be surpassed..
Wooden racquets was a totally different game. You simply couldn’t stand on the baseline and crank winners, swinging as hard as you can. The equipment wouldn’t allow it.
before writing any critical comments try playing with a wood racket with pea sixed sweet spot ! in addition ' the old 'grass barely bounced and made it difficult to take a full swing almost better to bump and let the opponent hit upon every ball
Newcombe won 3 out of 4 consecutive Wimbledon final appearances - I think - without looking it up. So, you know, fair go regarding Newcombe. But Rosewall did Newcombe consecutively in the 1974 Wimbledon and US Open. And what did he get for it ? Record thrashings in the finals of those which were restrospetively barely worth the price of admission.
Thanks for uploading this beautiful game . When I start to learn tennis , only heard about Those legend but could not see them play . It explains different tennis game .
Wooden frames break very easily compared to graphite and steel frames. They also warp if stored poorly and wear out due to court rash. They couldn’t take tension well (40 lbs would be high tension for anyone but Borg), and as an organic material wood changes over time. They were heavy (14 oz was standard weight; 13 was light), and they had a small head (standard size 65 sq. in.), as well as a sweet spot disproportionately small to the head. These made it hostile to beginners when graphite frames came out.
Oh please!! I'll give these player their due, and thanks to the person for putting this up. But the top twenty guys nowadays would wipe the floor with these. It's more physical now, faster, more powerful, more honed, more a science.
@Bazarov Why say that? Everything I say there is 100% true, and anyone who knows ANYTHING about tennis these days, would agree with me. So, what's your beef? Related to one of them, or something?
Bob Berch You are right somehow,but recently I saw Sampras-Becker match in 1996 ATP final,pretty modern tennis-fast and powerful,and it was almost 25 years ago,prime Lendl played quite modern tennis as well in the middle eighties
@@aleksthegreat4130 I agree, I did not stipulate when the change happened. It was roughly the late 70s when racket tech changed and players started getting taller too.
Perfect example of way tennis fasten the court to make more rallies and tennis more physical and interesting to watch ... This serve voley game is so boring ... Like 1 shot , I win point .. 1-2 shots , win point , 1 shot you win point , 1-2 shot ,you win , totally slow and boring
@heavyshift1 The trend of insisting that young people stand next to them with an open umbrella for 90 seconds during every break to 'protect' them from the 'weather', proves how petty and obnoxious they've become.
This like watching neanderthals play tennis. Amazing how far this sport has come in just the past 50 years. I don't think the two players in this video could score a single point against modern players.
@@zelmoziggy It's not just the equipment they use, but the ridiculous tactic of rushing up to the net after every serve. They just didn't know how to play the game back then. So in addition to all the equipment getting better over the years, the players got a lot smarter too. Again, why my original post said it was like watching neanderthals play.
@@JohnSmith-qq7yw faster courts. Lower bounces. Smaller racquet heads gut strings. Lot of factors Just gave you a free education. The returner can’t do much the sweet spot in the racquet is much smaller coupled with the strings. Plus players did performance drugs back then; nicotine booze and other things. Now they on the fuel.
OH :O it's funny how tennis at this time was a lot more of posing like a snob than really going for the ball (rackets were quite different also). But the point is, that playing like this, relaxed like on a weekend family cricket game... they wouldn't even last half an hour playing at modern tennis pace.
From accounts and interviews I've encountered, Australians were "good ol boys" but on the court is business. Also Harry Hopman (their strict Davis cup coach, but Australian tennis dominated for 20+ years largely because of him) would've literally crucified them had they acted a fool in big matches. One man's "stuck upped-ness" is another's "beautiful simplicity" and this is actually very aggressive fast tennis for those piece of S#_+ tiny wooden rackets. 1970 was definitely a different era, and far from even the late 80s where the best Australian in the world was a rocker punk with an earing (apparently Australians hated Pat Cash for being rambunctious in the press, even if he won Australia a couple Davis cups and a rare 80s Wimbledon title when Becker and Edberg usually reigned)
😂 Real Crap Tennis. So staid it's almost in slow motion compared to today's players & game. Why these two would both have trouble in the Wimbledon Qualifying event let alone anything else. Remember watching this Final as a young kid on a valve Black & White Telly.
I was there. Great experience to see the Rosewall perfection against the Newcombe power play.
Newk had a hell of a serve down the T.
Connors - Newk in the Australian Final of 1975 is a good demonstration of that. (Entire video on RUclips)
Thanks for uploading this. Beautiful. White balls. Look at the angles in the 3-3 and 3-4 games in the first set. Newk leaves several balls that are only an inch out. Kenny out-thinks Newk, gets him to volley where Kenny wants it, to get to 0-40 in 4-4 game in first set. But this can't be tennis, no 'come on's, no tantrums (Newk raises eyebrows at Kenny's ace at about 14:00), no arguing with the umpire. Kenny has his own towel in his pocket. Newk mainly slicing and spinning his serve, serving to his own next volley, as is Kenny. Stats would be interesting: error rate seems a little on the high side. Kenny runs around his backhand in the ad court to hit an off forehand at 1:30:30. Everything old is new again.
I love watching these old matches. I began playing in 76 with a standard wood racket. I would like to see one pro event each year where all players must use a standard wood frame. Problem is the most players would end up with tennis elbow. Both of these fellas look like Ralph Lauren models.
Yeah that makes my head go kinda weird. Like why do they have to dress up so snoby
@@saramagalhaes6461 Wimbledon is played on the premises of a club, so the club’s rules are in effect. The rule of wearing white is apparently not uncommon amongst sports clubs in the West.
I don't think tennis elbow is caused by wooden racquet. If today's pro play with them, they will just have to adjust their stroke, string tension. That's all.
The most elegant era in tennis... Golden era...❤
I think Jack Kramer could have improved the wood technology but he was making so much money.
I wonder if there is a market today for an all wood racquet tennis tour?
is there a market today for wall mounted dial phones in your house? Dont be stupid
19:30 A handkerchief in his pocket, that's what makes Mr. Rosewall the best tennis player of all time.
Look how small the racquets are and the court is lightening quick. 😯
Today's players would cry if they played in the 70s.
Dumb comment but oh so common intake videos 70s tennis you. Today's players would have played like they did in the 70s because they would not know the future.
I can remember my mum telling me that Ken Rosewall always folded his towel and placed it neatly on his chair. I love this tennis, hardly any serve and volley, just lots of rallies. And Dan Maskell the voice of tennis too, just so good.
actually this was a typical serve and volley match. Hardly any long rallies ;-)
@@mayiask654 exactly, zero rallies. I watched this on a old, well new to us, bw TV in 1970. Today espec Federer Nadal Djokovic Murray my countryman. Littered with rallies 20 strokes basic. Magnificent tennis period is coming to an end well in 5 yrs maybe!
How can you say 'hardly any serve and volley '. They are serving and volleying ALL the time.
It's all serve and volley lol
@@alanchong7513 the commenters is a moron
this is absolutely legendary. both of these guys were very special stylists. believe-it-or-not Rosewall's backhand is one of the ultimate strokes in tennis history. Rosewall was also a " lobber " , quite expert. Rosewall seems like he is having the worst day of his career.
wait until he played Jimmy Connors at both Wilmbedon and US Open ifinals n 1974. Completely overmatched in both.
Ken was an elite player for almost 25 years-from 1953,his first AO,till 1977 when he was top 15,nobody has done it before and after,not even Jimmy and Roger
Women's game is different but Serena is getting pretty close, 21 years at or near the top.
Rosewall apparently first appeared at Wimbledon mens singles in 1951 and made his first final in 1954!
Exactly, and these kinds of careers give the lie to the constant assertion that tennis is always on the improve. Connors is another example, and so is Federer. Gonzales too. Top players for 20 years.
I remmember when I first started playing tennis at 15 I had the Borg Donnay rcket tand they were beautiful to hit with, then came the graphite coated and the rest is history. Now the new rackets are just brut power no feel or finess.
Everyone in the Centre Court galleries, Newcombe recorded later, cheered for Risewall except one person. That one person was Newcombe's wife
Kenny was 35 when he played this final.
All rather different in those days. The play and the whole atmosphere of the stadium, the ambience. Can't imagine either of these two pumping themselves up as today's players do? The white ball is definitely harder to see though.
True, but actually I was struck by how similar the whole experience is over half a century later. I guess it depends how you look at it.
This was going to be a tough one for Rosewall. Except for the backhand Newcombe did everything better than Rosewall. Yes Rosewall moved better but the difference between them in that regard isn't as great as one would think. Two historically great players of their time and men of great character.
Thank God technology has created the brilliant game of modern tennis.
I watched as long as I could, like watching paint dry.
For real.
Exactly. The 150mph serves and 95mph backhands of today are breathtaking.
Yes, this is before they turned tennis into spectacle with no American challengers into ping-pong tennis. They gambled with the Agassi/Evert two-handed style and it has been disastrous for American men's tennis. They accelerated the touted 'changes' to the game but the culprit lies in allowing racket manufacturers to produce service speeds no one can handle. Here, you see two champions think their way into the match, gamble and probe the opponent displaying tremendous agility and speed.
Cogent comments.
I find today's game to be nearly unwatchable.
I just see a 2 bunch of players going to the net all the time
Evert a ping pong style player? I picture ping pong as fast-paced. Evert was incredibly precise but not a power player compared to Martina, Graf or Seles.
Watched tennis in the back yard with a little portable number when I was a dot. I remember it
at 31 minutes, Ken Rosewall pulls out a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe sweat off his face; if only the ATP and WTA could make today's players do the same...
The players sweat like pigs today. A handkerchief ain't gonna work for Nadal or Helep.
@@serenaistheb.o.a.tThey sweat more because of longer rallies and harder shots. It costs way more energy than this 70s style of tennis.
I rmbr watching this on TV with not a scooby doo on the rules. Took me 10yrs working it all out. Juice? Really! Love 15 30 40 Advantage.. football I understand, mind you offside is tricky..
This is how tennis should be played but in 2021 this is really old School.
The ball was livelier. It called for percentage play, unlike now.The heavy ball killed classic play.
what a class. Now you see robots play, htting the ball hard and hard. This fragile players play with 40 % heavier bat with 40 % less area , rackets would not be playing for 10 years.
Rubbish Sir. I watched this in 1970s & right thru till 1980s. And that is how it was. Until along came composite rackets. This now looks terribly twee & boring, no rests & they got knackered. The era of Nadal Djokovic Federer & my countryman Murray. Sublime tennis 5hrs. They are fitter, more skilled. I've seen it all from this & Borg Connors McEnroe I loved but now is better for me. Whether the next generation now coming thru can better it I doubt. This past 15yrs may never be surpassed..
The times passes the sports change. If everything was like the 70s we would evolve
Wooden racquets was a totally different game. You simply couldn’t stand on the baseline and crank winners, swinging as hard as you can. The equipment wouldn’t allow it.
Gut strings, too.
I miss that.
before writing any critical comments try playing with a wood racket with pea sixed sweet spot ! in addition ' the old 'grass barely bounced and made it difficult to take a full swing almost better to bump and let the opponent hit upon every ball
The only thing that annoys me are all the people complaining that tennis is no longer the same.
FUN FACT: Ballboys are your parents age now, maybe even older.
It wont be a surprise if people from 2050s look at Federer , Rafa and Novak and say the same things some of us say about these guys from 1970s
Very good comment
The net cord man! Forgot about them!
The net judge could be a casualty of shots played down the line 😂
Satori this is a moment of satori
The transcript is hilarious.
Newcombe won 3 out of 4 consecutive Wimbledon final appearances - I think - without looking it up. So, you know, fair go regarding Newcombe. But Rosewall did Newcombe consecutively in the 1974 Wimbledon and US Open. And what did he get for it ? Record thrashings in the finals of those which were restrospetively barely worth the price of admission.
This is realy a GAME, not a fight.
Is this tennis? If so how come they didn't shout at each shot and didn't clench their fist at each shot won?
it's different from today's game
I wonder why wooden rackets are no longer made?
Yap! I have same doubt . Should pro tennis use wood racquet same as pro baseball use wood bat only ?
Thanks for uploading this beautiful game . When I start to learn tennis , only heard about Those legend but could not see them play . It explains different tennis game .
Wooden frames break very easily compared to graphite and steel frames. They also warp if stored poorly and wear out due to court rash. They couldn’t take tension well (40 lbs would be high tension for anyone but Borg), and as an organic material wood changes over time. They were heavy (14 oz was standard weight; 13 was light), and they had a small head (standard size 65 sq. in.), as well as a sweet spot disproportionately small to the head. These made it hostile to beginners when graphite frames came out.
52 year old gentleman vs 41 year old gentleman
When tennis was TENNIS.
Oh please!! I'll give these player their due, and thanks to the person for putting this up. But the top twenty guys nowadays would wipe the floor with these. It's more physical now, faster, more powerful, more honed, more a science.
@Bazarov Why say that? Everything I say there is 100% true, and anyone who knows ANYTHING about tennis these days, would agree with me. So, what's your beef? Related to one of them, or something?
Bob Berch You are right somehow,but recently I saw Sampras-Becker match in 1996 ATP final,pretty modern tennis-fast and powerful,and it was almost 25 years ago,prime Lendl played quite modern tennis as well in the middle eighties
@@aleksthegreat4130 I agree, I did not stipulate when the change happened. It was roughly the late 70s when racket tech changed and players started getting taller too.
Back in the days when Tennis really was ruled by Snobs and upper class Twats!!
Perfect example of way tennis fasten the court to make more rallies and tennis more physical and interesting to watch ... This serve voley game is so boring ... Like 1 shot , I win point .. 1-2 shots , win point , 1 shot you win point , 1-2 shot ,you win , totally slow and boring
Ken rosewell looks 52
but were's the ball? ;-)
1970..but it look like 2nd World war 😮😅
No grunting, incessant ball bouncing, histrionics or fake BS.
Tennis played as it should be.
Standing in between change over with a sip of Robinsons! 😮
@heavyshift1
Or, no demands to sit down, have a ball boy/girl to fetch your towel and hold a poxy umbrella, over their spoilt 'precious' selves...
@heavyshift1
The trend of insisting that young people stand next to them with an open umbrella for 90 seconds during every break to 'protect' them from the 'weather', proves how petty and obnoxious they've become.
This like watching neanderthals play tennis. Amazing how far this sport has come in just the past 50 years. I don't think the two players in this video could score a single point against modern players.
Are they expected to beat modern players? The game has moved forward. They were the best of a time long gone.
Useless meaningless comment.
I would LOVE to see modern players have to play with wooden rackets strung with gut. It would be a disaster.
@@zelmoziggy It's not just the equipment they use, but the ridiculous tactic of rushing up to the net after every serve. They just didn't know how to play the game back then. So in addition to all the equipment getting better over the years, the players got a lot smarter too. Again, why my original post said it was like watching neanderthals play.
@@JohnSmith-qq7yw faster courts. Lower bounces. Smaller racquet heads gut strings. Lot of factors Just gave you a free education. The returner can’t do much the sweet spot in the racquet is much smaller coupled with the strings. Plus players did performance drugs back then; nicotine booze and other things. Now they on the fuel.
Newcombe without porn stache.
OH :O it's funny how tennis at this time was a lot more of posing like a snob than really going for the ball (rackets were quite different also). But the point is, that playing like this, relaxed like on a weekend family cricket game... they wouldn't even last half an hour playing at modern tennis pace.
From accounts and interviews I've encountered, Australians were "good ol boys" but on the court is business. Also Harry Hopman (their strict Davis cup coach, but Australian tennis dominated for 20+ years largely because of him) would've literally crucified them had they acted a fool in big matches. One man's "stuck upped-ness" is another's "beautiful simplicity" and this is actually very aggressive fast tennis for those piece of S#_+ tiny wooden rackets. 1970 was definitely a different era, and far from even the late 80s where the best Australian in the world was a rocker punk with an earing (apparently Australians hated Pat Cash for being rambunctious in the press, even if he won Australia a couple Davis cups and a rare 80s Wimbledon title when Becker and Edberg usually reigned)
Today’s players couldn’t have coped with 70’s technology.
@@HankFinkle11 I don't think so.
@@paulobastos1774 The stroke production would have to be very different. Small sweet spots. Did you play tennis with wood racquets?
@@johnrobbins917 I did. Both on Tennis and Squash.
😂 Real Crap Tennis. So staid it's almost in slow motion compared to today's players & game. Why these two would both have trouble in the Wimbledon Qualifying event let alone anything else. Remember watching this Final as a young kid on a valve Black & White Telly.
Serve and volley style is so booring.
So Mcenroe was booring?
serve and volley is incredibly boring
Beter than modern baseline play all day long, boring
I think it’s great.
@@HankFinkle11so do i
Braided graphite, ruined tennis ...