Moose Malloy
G.O.A.T.
My stats:
Rosewall d. Roche: 26, 64, 76(5-2), 63
Rosewall had 36 winners: 9 fh, 6 bh, 11 fhv, 5 bhv, 5 ov
Roche had 38: 9 fh, 12 bh, 4 fhv, 8 bhv, 5 ov
Rosewall had 4 aces, 4 doubles
Roche had 6 aces, 1 double
Rosewall had 32 unreturned serves, 2 of which I judged a service winner
Roche had 26 unreturned serves, 5 of which I judged a service winner
Rosewall made 94 of 130 1st serves(72%)
Roche made 78 of 120 (65%)
Rosewall won 69 of 94 points on 1st serve (73%) & 18 of 36 on 2nd (50%)
Roche won 51 of 78 points on 1st serve (65%) & 26 of 42 on 2nd (62%)
Rosewall was 3 of 10 on break points. He broke in 3 of the 7 games he had break point in.
Roche was 3 of 15 on break points. He broke in 3 of the 7 games he had break point in.
Net stats:
Rosewall 84/122(69%)
Roche 69/112(62%)
Unforced errors:
Rosewall 6
Roche 15
Roche had 3 set points at 5-6 in the 3rd set.
This was the first USO that used a tiebreak system. The format was a 9 point sudden death tiebreak. When the score reached 4-4, the winner of the next point would win the set. 2, 2, 2, 3 was the breakdown of serving in the tiebreak(so whoever served 2nd would get a big advantage in getting to serve the last 3 points of the tiebreak. Rosewall got to serve 2nd in the 3rd set tiebreak.) There was no changeover after the tiebreak.
Jack Kramer had an interesting comment during the match, saying that 'grass is no longer a good surface for tennis & it won't be around much longer.'
Roche is the more famous volleyer today, but I was more impressed by Rosewall in this match. If he was anywhere near the ball, he would put it away time & again.
Rosewall d. Roche: 26, 64, 76(5-2), 63
Rosewall had 36 winners: 9 fh, 6 bh, 11 fhv, 5 bhv, 5 ov
Roche had 38: 9 fh, 12 bh, 4 fhv, 8 bhv, 5 ov
Rosewall had 4 aces, 4 doubles
Roche had 6 aces, 1 double
Rosewall had 32 unreturned serves, 2 of which I judged a service winner
Roche had 26 unreturned serves, 5 of which I judged a service winner
Rosewall made 94 of 130 1st serves(72%)
Roche made 78 of 120 (65%)
Rosewall won 69 of 94 points on 1st serve (73%) & 18 of 36 on 2nd (50%)
Roche won 51 of 78 points on 1st serve (65%) & 26 of 42 on 2nd (62%)
Rosewall was 3 of 10 on break points. He broke in 3 of the 7 games he had break point in.
Roche was 3 of 15 on break points. He broke in 3 of the 7 games he had break point in.
Net stats:
Rosewall 84/122(69%)
Roche 69/112(62%)
Unforced errors:
Rosewall 6
Roche 15
Roche had 3 set points at 5-6 in the 3rd set.
This was the first USO that used a tiebreak system. The format was a 9 point sudden death tiebreak. When the score reached 4-4, the winner of the next point would win the set. 2, 2, 2, 3 was the breakdown of serving in the tiebreak(so whoever served 2nd would get a big advantage in getting to serve the last 3 points of the tiebreak. Rosewall got to serve 2nd in the 3rd set tiebreak.) There was no changeover after the tiebreak.
Jack Kramer had an interesting comment during the match, saying that 'grass is no longer a good surface for tennis & it won't be around much longer.'
Roche is the more famous volleyer today, but I was more impressed by Rosewall in this match. If he was anywhere near the ball, he would put it away time & again.