Word: laver
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...American to get past the quarterfinals, Darlene beat Britain's Ann Haydon at Forest Hills, N.Y., 6-3, 6-4, for her second straight title. In an all-Australian men's final, the fifth in six years, Roy Emerson pulled a major upset, routed top-seeded Rod Laver...
...year's probation last winter by the august U.S. Lawn Tennis Association for his displays of temperament in the U.S. and Australia. Despite his adolescent antics. Ralston's graceful style and big serve made him one of the top favorites to beat out Australia's Rod Laver for the U.S. singles championship at Forest Hills this week. But just 24 hours after he and Partner Chuck McKinley (who was suspended and put on a year's probation for his conduct in the Davis Cup interzone finals in Australia last year) won the U.S. doubles championship...
...McKinley was not yet ready for Australia's canny, flame-haired Rod ("The Rocket") Laver, 22, seeded second. Laver was in danger of becoming Wimbledon's perennial bridesmaid: two years ago he lost the final to Peru's flashy Alex Olmedo, now a pro; last year Fraser beat him. This time Laver made it, and in only 55 minutes. With the score tied 3-3 in the first set, Laver broke through McKinley's service, won nine out of the next ten games for a commanding 6-3, 6-1 lead. He let up briefly...
Interpreting the victory as a sure sign that Laver had finally come of age, experts hurried to install him as the early favorite in the U.S. singles championships at Forest Hills in September. But they kept a sharp eye on Chuck McKinley, whose fiery spirit and hustling game could make him unbeatable when he reaches maturity...
Long before they routed the Italians, Fraser and Laver had received fat offers from Pro Promoter Jack Kramer. To date both players have insisted that they will not turn pro. If they stay true to their word, Neale Fraser and Rod Laver now stand so far above their rivals that they might very well rule world amateur tennis for years to come...