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6 days ago · The history of the racket smash is probably as long as that of tennis, but a Pittsburgh Post Gazette report from 66 years ago describes Australia’s Mervyn Rose as a “racket buster” for ...
3 days ago · The semis also took five sets, Seixas taking down an Aussie, Mervyn Rose. In the final, Seixas beat unseeded Kurt Nielsen in three sets. Seixas' run to the U.S. Nationals title in 1954 was much less dramatic.
3 days ago · He beat Lew Hoad in the quarter-finals and then another Australian, Mervyn Rose, in five sets to reach the final. There he defeated the unseeded Dane, Kurt Nielsen, in straight sets to win his first Grand Slam title.
3 days ago · In the semis, Seixas played the adroit lefthander, Mervyn Rose. Down two sets to one, Seixas’ fitness came in handy as he took the match 6-4, 10-12, 9-11, 6-4, 6-3.
3 days ago · He also won a men’s doubles championship with Mervyn Rose and four more with Tony Trabert. He won 38 of 55 Davis Cup singles and doubles matches between 1951 and 1957, and he teamed with Trabert to defeat Ken Rosewall and Lew Hoad to end Australia’s four-year Davis Cup reign in 1954.
4 days ago · U.S. Open, international tennis tournament, the fourth and final of the major events that make up the annual Grand Slam of tennis (the other tournaments are the Australian Open, the French Open, and the Wimbledon Championships). Learn more about the history and past winners of the U.S. Open in this article.
Jun 13, 2024 · SYDNEY, Mar. 23.—In a gusty wind Mervyn Rose beat Lewis Hoad in three sets in the men's New South ...
