Archive: pancho-gonzalez
Indian Wells Tennis Garden this morning had every court full of instructors. Kids are everywhere. Rosie Casals, Danny Gonzalez, Greg Gonzales, Tory Fretz, Tom Fey and more...
A mural of iconic champion Roger Federer adorns the wall of the BNP Paribas Open stadium. On a night when the GOAT returned to action, memories of the man many consider the original GOAT—Pancho Gonzalez—came rushing back to life at Indian Wells today from those who knew him best.
Passion, pride and a powerful all-court game poured from Pancho Gonzalez like perspiration every time he stepped on court.
The 2018 BNP Paribas Open gave us dynamic debuts, revitalized returns and an all-time champions box of Rod Laver, Pete Sampras and Sugar Ray Leonard.
Living virtually a topspin lob from Queens, NY my whole life, the U.S. Open has always been my hometown tournament.
It's another beautiful day in Indian Wells. The skies are blue, the mountains are surreal - they look like a HOLLYWOOD backdrop. The air smells of flowers from the Indian Wells Tennis Gardens.
Commemorate the 89th birthday of one of tennis‘ greatest champions, Richard "Pancho" Gonzalez.
My first trip to the big city of New York and the US Open was in 1969 when as a kid I travelled with my Uncle Richard, a.k.a. Pancho Gonzalez, arguably the greatest player of all time.
Author Doreen Gonzales and members of the Gonzalez family have released a biography entitled “Tennis Legend Pancho Gonzalez” that covers the life and amazing career of the great champion. Pancho’s immigrant parents could not afford lessons for him so he taught himself to play tennis on Los Angeles’ public parks and eventually became the best player in the world for an unparalleled 10 years.
If you asked questions of Hoadie you got straight answers with no bullshit. So one popped into my head and I asked, “What was the toughest shot you ever had to handle on a tennis court?”
Today would have been my dear friend Gussy (Gussie) 90th birthday. Gertrude Augusta Moran was born in Santa Monica California
Once upon a time, on May 9, 1928 in South Central Los Angeles, California Carmen Alire and Manuel Antonio Gonzalez welcomed a son they named Ricardo Alonso Gonzalez
The Natural: Remembering Pancho Gonzalez
In the end, that's what really matters. The crowd loved it. And that crowd was a full house!
In 2013, the US Open will offer nearly $30 million in prize money.
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