Word: santana
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...begin with, the four-month-long elimination rounds were riddled with demeaning incidents. South Africa's apart heid prompted Poland and Czechoslovakia to withdraw, and the Great Britain-South Africa series was marred by riots. After Spain had been eliminated, the country's outstanding player, Manuel Santana, was convicted on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. The Rumanians, coached by wily Australian Harry Hopman, stirred some interest by out lasting 49 other nations to become the first Communist country to compete in the Cup finals...
First Since 1959. The busiest giant killers were a pair of bespectacled U.S. amateurs, Arthur Ashe and Clark Graebner. Ashe, ranked No. 13, polished off Okker and Australian Pro John Newcombe (No. 4); Graebner, who was unseeded, beat Aussie Pro Fred Stolle (No. 11) and Spain's Manuel Santana, who as No. 6 seed was the top-ranked amateur. Both advanced to the semifinals before losing-the first time since 1959 that two Americans had gone that...
Practice Pays. So much for history. Aiming his serves like a golfer lining up putts, Charlito blasted Santana with "the Bomb," kept him unmercifully on the run with delicate lobs and volleys, swept the first two sets 10-8, 6-3. Rain interrupted the match for 15 minutes, and the Spaniard, refreshed, took the third set 6-2. Then Pasarell dug in. He broke Santana's serve with a booming forehand in the 13th game of the fourth set and ran out the match...
...been beaten by just about everybody too." He was not even named to the 1967 U.S. Davis Cup team, and the officials at Wimbledon obviously thought no better of him. In the first round, he was matched as a sort of warmup boy for the 1966 winner, Manuel Santana of Spain. Never in Wimbledon history had a defending champion been beaten in the first round...
...semifinals, Santana met Davidson, whose victory over Emerson gave his game quite a charge. For nearly three hours, he and Santana slashed through a grueling 6-2, 4-6, 9-7, 3-6, 7-5 match that pressed Santana into some of the finest shotmaking seen at Wimbledon in years. The best, that is, until Santana took on Ralston in the finals. Playing impeccable placement tennis, alternating with spins, drops, and some beautifully surgical work at the net, Santana made virtually no mistakes. Ralston, who played brilliantly enough himself, did make mistakes, such as double-faulting nine times. One hour...