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...could, that," replied Rod Laver. "Ahfter oll, Fred's the ownly woon who'll be affected by the postponement...
Lately he has learned to hang on for the kill. Since July, when he got to the semifinals at Wimbledon before losing to Australian Pro Rod Laver, Ashe has won 26 straight matches, two of them in Davis Cup play against Spain. Last month he beat Bob Lutz to take the U.S. Amateur title...
...startling series of upsets, seven of the top ten seeds were eliminated before the quarterfinals. Six of them were pros-and five of those six were beaten by amateurs. At the end, two Australian pros, Rod Laver (seeded No. 1) and Tony Roche (No. 15) turned back the amateurs' challenge and fought it out between themselves for the title, with Laver winning 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. But not even that all-pro final could alter the fact that in the main it was Amateur Week at Wimbledon...
...took Australia's Rod Laver, 29, currently the world's No. 1 professional, to repair the damage. In the semifinals, Laver beat Cox easily 6-4, 6-1, 6-0. Nevertheless, Giant Killer Cox had served fair warning: tennis' pros had better tend to business if they want to stay on top of the game...
...Laver's own rugged initiation into the pro ranks makes the performance of two 1967 rookies seem all the more remarkable. As an amateur, California's Dennis ("The Menace") Ralston, 24, was noted mainly for his flaming temper and his inexplicably bad play in crucial matches. More mature and confident now, Ralston, according to Rosewall, "has the potential to be one of the top players on the tour"-and so far he already is: with $27,230, he ranks No. 2 in money winnings, and he has beaten Laver six times in 16 matches. The other hot rookie...