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10-23-2012, 10:08 AM
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Great stories from the Golden Era 1974-1984
I am putting together a list of great stories from what's widely regarded by the tennis experts as 'The Golden Era' 1974-1984. I would love you to share your favourite, outrageous, funny, unbelievable & shocking stories?
Some of you will dispute my claim that this was The Golden Era, but this was the period when tennis caught the public's imagination on and off the court. A couple of stories to get it going.... *Connors & Evert, the 1974 Wimbledon & US Open Champions - Engaged. *Transexual Rennee Richards plays the US women's singles after having previously played the US mens singles. *The Italian fans outrageous behaviour in Rome at the Italian Open. *McEnroe v Nastase night match at the US Open when Nastase gets defaulted and then reinstated with the original umpire having to leave the court. *Bjorn Borg being pursued at Wimbledon by teenage girls like he's one of the Beatles. I'm sure a lot of you can do better than me......... |
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10-23-2012, 12:04 PM
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I went to a party with Mac,Vitas,Adriano,Guillermo,Yannick and never girls were so easy...
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10-23-2012, 01:12 PM
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10-23-2012, 01:33 PM
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10-23-2012, 01:36 PM
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10-23-2012, 02:04 PM
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BTW, Mac empied like 2-3 full boxes of beer himself, although his buddy Gene Mayer, the greatest hamburger eater ever, helped him till he retired.Mayer was a pretty serious guy... Oh¡¡ next day Mac beat Lendl in three tough sets, a memorable match. Of course, Lendl was at bed by the time Mac opened up his first beer botle...
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10-23-2012, 03:40 PM
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10-23-2012, 09:54 PM
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I have some stories from attending several sessions of one of the great USOs. The NYTs did a story about that Open well worth reading:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/ma...anted=all&_r=0 They left out some interesting details. Anyone else go to the 1977 USO. They don't make them like that anymore... |
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10-23-2012, 10:39 PM
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10-24-2012, 05:44 AM
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10-24-2012, 08:22 AM
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How amazing is this?!
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/magazine/the-chaotic-spectacle-of-the-1977-us-open.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&[/url] |
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10-24-2012, 10:14 AM
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10-25-2012, 01:29 AM
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Did anyone know that during a Mcenroe match at the 1977 US Open a spectator got shot.......
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10-25-2012, 03:50 AM
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10-25-2012, 03:54 AM
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Golden era IMO started in 74 till 89 but I would generally refeer to the whole 70 and 80 and first years of 90 for men
For women those 25 yrs spread from 75 to 2000
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10-25-2012, 04:34 AM
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if i remember correctly, they had a coup d´etat there one year during the tournament
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10-25-2012, 04:56 AM
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I think Lendl, Becker, Edberg, Wilander & Cash were all good, but I would say they were more part of The Silver Era 1985 - 1991, on a par with Laver, Rosewall, Newcombe etc. Anyway, I want to hear more stunning stories that just would'nt happen these days?! Like when Noah was allegedly snorting coke off his wristbands during the French Open.... |
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10-25-2012, 11:00 AM
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10-25-2012, 11:03 AM
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Noah? He accussed Victor Pecci of doing what he was already doing.Noah is just a bunch of french ****
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10-26-2012, 06:37 AM
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Pecci did look a drog baron from a James Bond film... |
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