John Newcombe
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Pleasantly getting to know Djokovic and Kvitova;WIMBLEDON
Former Wimbledon champion John Newcombe once said, "You can find anything you want to know about a person by putting him on the Centre Court." We discovered plenty …
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Tomic the rising Aussie star.
TRIPLE Wimbledon champions Boris Becker and John Newcombe hailed Bernard Tomic's breakthrough performance as the teenager seized the mantle of Australia's top men's player from Lleyton …
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Bryans win record 13th Slam title
… Igor Sijsling 6-3, 6-4 in 53 minutes. The 34-year-old Americans had been tied with the Australian greats John Newcombe and Tony Roche with 12 major titles. ''To be a part of history is pretty special,'' Mike Bryan said. ''We …
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Azarenka earns second Aussie title
… unseeded Dutch team of Robin Haase and Igor Sijsling. They had been tied at the top of the list with the Australians John Newcombe and Tony Roche and now set out on uncharted waters. This was their 60th Grand Slam event and their 14th straight Australian …
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U.S. Open Men's Finals Results
… 6-1, 6-0, 6-1. 1973 - John Newcombe def. Jan Kodes, 6-4, 1-6 ..... 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. 1967 - John Newcombe def. Clark Graebner, 6-4 ..... 8-6. 1966 - Fred Stolle def. John Newcombe , 4-6, 12-10, 6-3, 6-4 …
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U.S. Open Men's Five-Set Finals Results
… 5-7, 6-4. 1980 - John McEnroe def. Bjorn Borg, 7-6 (4), 6-1, 6-7 (5), 5-7, 6-4. 1973 - John Newcombe def. Jan Kodes, 6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. 1972 - Ilie Nastase def. Arthur Ashe, 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 …
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U.S. Open Men's Champions
… Connors 1975 - Manuel Orantes 1974 - Jimmy Connors 1973 - John Newcombe 1972 - Ilie Nastase 1971 - Stan Smith 1970 - Ken Rosewall 1969 - Rod Laver 1968 - Arthur Ashe 1967 - John Newcombe 1966 - Fred Stolle 1965 - Manolo Santana 1964 - Roy …
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Steady Murray finds way past Lopez
… in practice sessions at the Shreveport Country Club, where their father, Pat, was manager before moving on to the John Newcombe Tennis Ranch at New Braunfels, Texas. "We were always competitive at everything - especially with Dad at badminton …
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No Australian men reach 2nd round of Wimbledon - News | FOX Sports on MSN
… years ago than you do now,'' Hewitt said. The list of Australian tennis greats includes players such as Rod Laver, John Newcombe , Pat Rafter and Pat Cash, but Hewitt has been his country's main star for the past 10 years. LONDON CALLING See …
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No Australian men reach 2nd round of Wimbledon - News | FOX Sports on MSN
… years ago than you do now,'' Hewitt said. The list of Australian tennis greats includes players such as Rod Laver, John Newcombe , Pat Rafter and Pat Cash, but Hewitt has been his country's main star for the past 10 years. While few had expected …