Word: flaying
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Flash, Flay, Fly. The big reason was a U.S.-Australia switch in roles. Time was, and not so long ago, that wave after wave of bony-faced, floppy-haired Australians would flash into Forest Hills, flay the U.S. amateurs, and fly off with all the prizes. The top Aussies might then turn professional, but Australia was so deep in first-rank tennis players that it hardly made a difference; next year's wave would be just as devastating. Last week Australia had to be content with a one-man wave and a wavelet-second-seeded Roy Emerson and fifth...