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11-05-2007, 03:48 PM
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Rod Laver Videos from 1969 and 1962
I have come accross this fantastic footage of Laver, Rosewall, Newcombe and Emerson from various French Open tournaments.
Laver vs. Rosewall FO Final 1969 http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1114765844 Laver vs. Okker FO Semi-final 1969 http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1114765935 Laver vs. Emerson FO Final 1962 http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1114765660 Laver vs. Santana FO Semi-final 1961 http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1114766123 Hoad/Rosewall vs. Rose/Wilderspin FO http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1114766118 Newcombe vs. Okker FO Quarter-final 1969 http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1114765811 Last edited by noeledmonds : 11-06-2007 at 10:32 AM. |
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11-05-2007, 04:06 PM
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Wow, fantastic find.
Thank you! |
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11-05-2007, 04:46 PM
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i didn't know the INA had such a website. do you know if it's recent ? there are many pieces of good old matches there...  |
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11-06-2007, 01:40 AM
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Last edited by noeledmonds : 11-06-2007 at 01:44 AM. |
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11-06-2007, 03:16 AM
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Great find noeledmonds. Thanks. The Laver-Okker match was the semifinal of RG 1969, won by Laver in four. Great rallys here end of a bagel second set and begin 3rd. The Santana-Laver match must be the RG semifinal of 1961, which the later RG winner Manolo won in the fifth, after being behind 1-4 in the fourth. The Okker-Newcombe match must be the quarterfinal of 1969, which Okker won over Newk. The doubles of Hoad and Rosewall i cannot identify, must be an old amateur match from the mid 50s or a pro match from the 60s. On the INA side they have also a professional competition from around 1965.
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11-06-2007, 08:40 AM
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I wish I could download these.
Btw, the level of tennis is great. From my 'experience' in watching older matches there is very little difference in the level of tennis between the 40s and the 70s (I am more hard-pressed to comment on the pre-WWII tennis). Also notice how big the serves are - that's no joke. Of course I'm mostly going on the elite matches such as these, which is a limitation. Laver and Rosewall would be beasts today. Roger in his current form wouldn't take a peak Laver to a fifth set. |
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11-06-2007, 09:49 AM
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Laver vs. Santana FO 1962 http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1114766123 /QUOTE] WTF!!!!!!!!!!!! What type of camera did they use to film this!?!?! Santana and Laver were both LEFT HANDED! They're righties in this video, which means the court is the wrong way round or ... Someone please explain this to me.
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11-06-2007, 10:04 AM
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Santana was and is right handed, Laver is a leftie.
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11-06-2007, 10:29 AM
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11-06-2007, 10:42 AM
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On a lighter note: In the Santana-Laver match there is shown an incident, which Laver mentions in his book 'Education of a tennis player'. Santana fell and obviously sprained his ancle in the 4th set. Laver ran towards him, and helped him up and walked around the court with the seemingly in pain Santana. But this was really the turning point of the match. Santana came out smoking and put Laver to sleep. Laver writes jokingly, he should have tripped on Santana's foot for good, instead of helping him up.
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11-06-2007, 11:17 AM
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YES!!!!!
figured out how to download them!!!
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shazaam!!! |
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11-06-2007, 11:52 AM
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Great find!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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11-06-2007, 12:01 PM
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Interesting
Great find and what caught me as well was the massive crowd. Looks like football game and the line judges comfortably seated in chairs. LOLS
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11-06-2007, 12:10 PM
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emerson was a better player than laver, his groundstrokes were far superior, unbelievable backhand!
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11-06-2007, 12:14 PM
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11-06-2007, 01:23 PM
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shazaam!!! |
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11-06-2007, 02:13 PM
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Incroyable! Magnifique!!
Great find. Laver vs Rosewall . . . doesn't get much better.
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11-06-2007, 02:20 PM
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I don't think anyone will mind if you outline it in a post and quite a few of us might really appreciate it. Much easier than having to reply to everyone's emails. |
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11-06-2007, 02:43 PM
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Cant read them...
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11-06-2007, 02:49 PM
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someone has spent a lot of time and money trying to stop people downloading these videos, it would be terrible if they closed this back door.
One of you email me, then you can email thenenxt person and so on.
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shazaam!!! Last edited by BeHappy : 11-06-2007 at 02:58 PM. |
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