John Newcombe
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John David Newcombe AO OBE is an Australian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in both men's singles and men's doubles. Newcombe won a combined 26 major titles: seven
Newcombe in 1968
Tony Roche
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Anthony Dalton Roche AO MBE, professionally known as Tony Roche is an Australian former professional tennis player.
John Newcombe
…showed his prowess on clay when he won the 1968 German Open, beating Cliff Drysdale in straight sets in the final and the 1969 Italian Open, beating Tony Roche in five sets in the final. In the 1969 Wimbledon final, Newcombe led 4–1 in the third set at one set all before Rod Laver won in four sets. In the 1970…
TONY ROCHE
Roche at the Amsterdam tournament in 1969
Roche at Wimbledon circa 1983 in mixed doubles