Archive: roy-emerson
Living virtually a topspin lob from Queens, NY my whole life, the U.S. Open has always been my hometown tournament.
Where have all the heroes gone? Some have gone to higher ground, others are still here. Do we care? Some do and some don't. I care. I care because all those long forgotten heroes still live inside of me and bring back unforgettable memories of days gone by.
HARRY HOPMAN has to be the marker for real fitness in the modern era.
By the time Roy Emerson had won the Swiss Open title at Gstaad five times in the sixties and returned to lose in the final to Ilie Natsase in 1973, he was falling in the love with the place. For a country boy from the flat Out Back of Queensland, the soaring Alps encased in their mountain greenery which were so visible from his room at the imposing Palace Hotel offered a spellbindingly different view during the summer months.
Rod Laver, (The Rocket) is considered one of the best players in tennis history, will make his debut at tennis’ original fantasy camp, Tennis Fantasies with John Newcombe and the Legends, this coming October.
I have a confession to make; I wasn't always a big tennis fan. On a tennis website this isn't probably putting my best foot forward, but it's true.
Kooyong… I can't tell you how special that place is in my heart and I love Aussies. I can't help it. They are fun people.
Harry Hopman…the Hopman cup; I think of Harry and the list of players he help develop. It's practically an Aussie who's who of tennis
