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    John David Newcombe AO OBE (born 23 May 1944) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He is one of the few men to have attained a world No...
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    and Australia, but he did not win any of them, although his loss to John Newcombe was close as Connors lost 9–7 in a fourth set tiebreak. He won nine...
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    John Patrick McEnroe Jr. (born February 16, 1959) is an American former professional tennis player known for his shot-making and volleying skills, his...
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    consecutive weeks during the North American summer hard-court season. He defeated John McEnroe in the quarterfinals of the Canadian Open, but then lost to Chang...
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    first time in the world group of the Davis Cup in six years. Rafter and John Newcombe are the only other two Australian men to have been ranked No. 1 since...
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    individuality, and has been described by three-time Wimbledon champion John Newcombe as an "exceptional talent" and "a real individual". Kyrgios has openly...
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    98 champions in 261 events. Australians Ken Rosewall, Rod Laver and John Newcombe are the only players to have become champions in both the Amateur Era...
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    and in November, captured the Wembley Pro tournament over WCT player John Newcombe. At age 34, Rosewall was sranked No. 3 in the world behind Laver and...
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    world No. 10 on 22 November 2021. In the Davis Cup Finals, Sinner defeated John Isner becoming only the second player (after Thiemo de Bakker) ever to bagel...
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    1969 and 1970, losing to Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall. With compatriot John Newcombe, he won 12 Grand Slam men's doubles tournaments. In January 1968, Roche...
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    modern best behind Laver: "Borg, McEnroe, Connors, Hoad, Jack Kramer, John Newcombe, Ken Rosewall, Manuel Santana". In 1988, a panel consisting of Bud Collins...
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    Schroeder, Jack Crawford, Pancho Segura, Frank Sedgman, Tony Trabert, John Newcombe, Arthur Ashe, Stan Smith, Björn Borg, and Jimmy Connors. Kramer felt...
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    Anton Alfred Newcombe (born August 29, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and founder of the music group The Brian...
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    first tournament at La Quinta, California. He won his first match against John Austin, but then lost his second match to Mats Wilander. By the end of 1986...
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    Championships on grass and the French Pro Championship on clay (both over John Newcombe). Laver also won the last big open event of the year, the Pacific Southwest...
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    points on 6 June 2016, the most ATP points ever accumulated by any player. John McEnroe held the No. 1 ranking a record 14 times, Sampras and Djokovic are...
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    round, making him the second fastest player to reach this milestone after John McEnroe, and faster than the Big 3. After reaching the semifinals, Alcaraz...
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    have been ranked world No. 1 in both singles and doubles, the other being John McEnroe. Edberg also won the Masters Grand Prix and was a part of the Swedish...
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    world at that time, behind the Australians Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, John Newcombe, and Tony Roche and the American Arthur Ashe. Năstase's high ranking...
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  • during tennis matches to replay close or controversial line calls) widely, as John McEnroe was one of their tennis analysts. The MacCam was first used at the...
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    because the organizers thought he was too clumsy. In 1971 Smith and John Newcombe were joint recipients of The Martini and Rossi Award, voted for by 11...
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    Schroeder, Jack Crawford, Pancho Segura, Frank Sedgman, Tony Trabert, John Newcombe, Arthur Ashe, Stan Smith, Björn Borg, and Jimmy Connors. He felt unable...
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    against Jimmy Connors and a 21–15 record (7–3 in major matches) against John McEnroe. Lendl's dominance of his era was most evident at the year-end championships...
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  • musician Bertha Newcombe (1857–1947), English artist and suffrage activist Bobby Newcombe (born 1979), American football player Charles F. Newcombe (1851–1924)...
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    independent history, winning both singles matches against Sam Querrey and John Isner in a 3–2 victory. After early exits at the Indian Wells and Miami Masters...
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  • 1966: Manuel Santana 1967: John Newcombe Open Era 1968: Rod Laver 1969: Rod Laver 1970: John Newcombe 1971: John Newcombe 1972: Stan Smith 1973: Jan Kodeš...
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    Despite taking the first set of the final, he finished runner-up to American John Isner, who had never previously won a Masters title. Zverev continued his...
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  • a list of the main career statistics of professional tennis player John Newcombe. A sudden-death tie-break instead of fifth set As listed by the ATP...
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  • Stolle 1967: John Newcombe Open Era 1968: Arthur Ashe 1969: Rod Laver 1970: Ken Rosewall 1971: Stan Smith 1972: Ilie Năstase 1973: John Newcombe 1974: Jimmy...
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  • original on September 14, 2022. Williams, Paul B.; Grupp, George W.; Ferris, John A. (1921). United States Lawn Tennis Association and the World War. United...
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