while both and Ashe ( and maybe Nastase) were the true rivals for Laver hegemony,at the end of his reign, it is very hard to decide which one was better, both at their peaks...in fact, Newcombe took a set off Rocket at W and Roche did so at FH....I´d really like to hear what Laver said about them and then, maybe, decide...
BTW, a clue...Laver talks much more about Roche that he talks about Newcombe...but, then agai, Laver felt closer to farmer Roche than Urban Newk, so...
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