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...anything, the spin on their game was more political than ever. Before the tournament started, they successfully demanded that the Nationalist Chinese be excluded. Then their star, Chuang Tse-tung-whose fearsome forehand drive made him world men's singles champ from 1961 through 1965-forfeited his shot at regaining the title when he refused to play the contender from Cambodia. Finally, at tournament's end, the Chinese made an extraordinary gesture by inviting the American team to visit China this week...
Jaime Gonzales faced Jerry Emmet, and dropped the march, 15-12, 15-8, 15-8. Gonzales had trouble adjusting to Emmer's left-handed attack. "I was deep into the third game before I got used to not playing toward his forehand shot." Gonzales said...
...senior at University High School in West Los Angeles. Levin performed well enough on California's cement courts to earn a ranking among the top ten junior players in the state. He had developed a fine serve-and-volley game, strengthened it with a strong forehand slam, and put it to good use on the hard, quick cement courts...
Levin's style won him all but two matches this spring. The verbal psyche helped. Last weekend, playing with Rocky Jarvis at first doubles, Levin had just missed a devastating forehand slam. Glancing at his Yale opponent and breaking into a grin he said, "I really wanted to demolish you that time." The Yale tandem fell...
After missing a devastating forehand slam in the second set, Levin glanced at Haydemann and said, "I really wanted to demolish you that time...