Word: mandarino
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Brasil! Bra-sil!" Cliff lost in four sets to Mandarino, an expatriate Brazilian who lives in Madrid. Then Richey was beaten in straight sets by Koch, who grew up right across the street from the Leopoldina Juvenil Tennis Club. Dennis Ralston kept U.S. hopes alive by beating Koch and teaming with Ashe to win the doubles, 7-5, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. But in his final singles match against Mandarino, the Menace lost his cool. Visibly rattled by noisy spectators, who chanted "Brasil! Bra-sil!" from the third set onward, he collapsed completely in the fifth...
...Koch and Mandarino were engulfed by delirious well-wishers, paraded around town in a huge, honking car caravan. Although they still must get past either India or West Germany in order to qualify for December's challenge round in Australia, Brazilian newspapers were suddenly tennis mad and proclaiming: THE CUP IS ALMOST OURS...
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