Rosewall v Roche 1970 US Open complete

This is a truly complete version of this remarkable match. No other available video shows what Ken Rosewall could do on the court.

[@gomezaddams4347]

This brings back memories of when I first discovered tennis, the 1972 WTC final. Laver vs. Rosewall, what a match. I knew nothing about tennis but within a week I’d bought my first racquet for about $5.00. Fifty years later and I still play and love the sport.

[@user-bf2cv9xo7x]

The men's tour had signed a contract to have their Saturday and Sunday semifinal and final matches broadcast throughout the US, by a major US television network, for the first time, soon before that. Then tennis increased in popularity extremely nationwide. And stayed that way for some years - until millions of new players realized that it was a lot harder to play it well than it looked.

[@davidkaiser]

About two weeks ago, thanks to an editing error, I uploaded a version of this match that was not complete. This version has every point. Enjoy!

[@dominiksapara8985]

Hello, thank you very much for another beautiful tennis match and especially in the incredible quality of 1980x1080, please plan to include other beautiful matches in this quality. Thank you very much for everything and above all I wish you good health. Best regards Dominik :)

[@cyrilh7232]

WE do enjoy! Thanks you vert much

[@alexlechat2074]

Thank you 👍😊

[@livefreeandhappy4892]

Rosewall is the best player in the world that did not win Wimbledon. I was too young to watch his play when he was at his prime. But I was fortunate enough to watch him when he played the senior tour. His move and balance is beautiful to watch. I tried to model my game after his (not very successful). If you have more Rosewall videos please upload. Thanks 😊.

[@davidkaiser]

@@livefreeandhappy4892 There's already another one uploaded from 1971.

[@frankcarbo6622]

Wow, wow - a treasure - Thank you, so much appreciated... for every tennis lover

[@gemleollc4755]

When I was 12 yo I met Ken Rosewall and Rod Laver doing a promotion for Slazenger Dunlop at a sports store in Sydney. It was 1978.

[@AmurTiger-vm5dy]

Rosewall is one of the more greats players of all the times

[@abradfordajb]

Thanks for this post. It's great to view the game "back in the day". These top players were just as talented as today's players, just the racquets, and stringing types and techniques, have improved. Either of these guys if in their prime played today, would be right up there with the top players. Talk about "feel" ... Rosewall was an absolute master. Roche would give other lefties a run for their money ! Also, i didn't know this, but it looks like Roche used that Wilson steel T-type racquet that Connors adopted. Boy, talk about a heavy racquet !! One of my team buddies used to play with that racquet and i just couldn't get used to it.

[@LazlosPlane]

Beautiful tennis. Absolutely beautiful.

[@whisper2441]

What a point at 1:28! Rosewall really should be mentioned when goats are discussed.

[@user-le2eq3iv4o]

Thanks. Roche using that terrible gold aluminium racquet by Chemold that Laver and Court also used. By everyone's consensus, it was a piece of junk! Cheers.

[@venkatakrishnams]

awesome quality n takent , the power n finesse with those wooden rockets. let there never be a GOAT discussion they were all great in their period n the type style of play

[@michaelpatrick7888]

i love this play style and speed too ,,its a grass court i believe at earlier us open in forst hills

[@waderivers99]

Roche had a power serve that would still be powerful today.

[@Vic-E.]

Rosewall too ;)))

[@joavim]

@@Vic-E. Rosewall had a weak serve even for the standards of the time. It was his weak point.

[@Vic-E.]

@@joavim I know, emojis are usually used for humor ;)

[@dasglasperlenspiel10]

Just great! Thank you!

[@jamesbedukodjograham5508]

Wow the 1970s was a nice and smart time. Australia in the 1970s was awesome.😊😊. Back then it was played on the grass courts back then. People should remembre this situation.😊

[@PaDutchRunner]

Lawn tennis!

[@josepadua4192]

"Come to where the flavour is... Come to Marlboro County"

[@annamariaisland1960]

Thanks so much for this, which does indeed show Rosewall's artistry at its best. The commentators are Bud Collins and Jack Kramer, the latter who employed the two players in his pro circuit(the "handsome eight") for many years, causing them to be banned from tournaments like Wimbledon until 1968. Although Roche overall had a good record against Laver, he famously lost to him in the 1969 US Open, thus allowing Laver to complete the true Grand Slam for the second time. Modern fans may think the balls weren't hit very hard in that era, but this match shows clearly how both players would hammer it when given the chance. Placement on the racquet and then on the court was critical in that era. Nowadays the large racquet head gives players a larger margin of error. Also well-displayed here are the mis-directions or "fakes" particularly from the lefty Roche. Kramer complains at one point about this, joking that lefties shoud be illegal.

[@robertwebb3546]

@annamariaisland1960 Sometimes referred to by Bud Collins as “The Handsome Seven and Tony Roche.” Brutal.

[@travels129]

That was how the game was then serve volleys players todays much more power better technology

[@michaelpatrick7888]

more way more exciting than recent matches in tennis ,,i love the constructed points and the old fashioned garb ,,i wore shorts like these when i was young to play,,mine were butter yellow i remember someone saying what kind of shorts are those,,i thought too bad they dont know...they were best kind of shorts comfortable and playing tennis in them was fun ,,i wish i would find a pair now but i hardly play so,,,,i love this match,tony roache is 25 >?!!!here he doesnt look it,at all i thought he was older player but maybe its the hair style,,great match guys!!

[@robertjones8598]

There used to be a tennis joke about the 5 handsome Australians and Tony Roche 😂

[@dansmith9724]

Lucky he could play tennis and didn't have to rely on being an underwear model 🤣

[@BenjWarrant]

I think the first ever tennis matches I saw on TV were of players like Roche, Rosewall, Laver and Newcombe; then along came the Young Turks: Nastase, Connors, and then McEnroe. Crazy to think that Rosewall won slams *20 years apart!*

[@seltaeb3302]

Who's here for the adverts & tennis second volte face.

[@horrortackleharry]

I was going to be a truly great tennis player myself- but ended up smoking too many Marlboro ⚰💀

[@josemartin9743]

David káiser do you have final doubles wimblendon 1987 ken flack and robert seguso vs emilio sanchez and Sergio casal!? Do you put in the youtube channel thank you

[@davidkaiser]

Sorry, no.

[@RandyDubin]

It's weird to watch the players serve back then without pausing in the middle like the players today do. Does anyone knows when they started doing that?

[@y11971alex]

Might be Ivan Lendl's famous "turtle time" tactic responsible for pausing at every turn

[@davanmani556]

The hard courts

[@koolaidnhemlock]

Grass court tennis as it should be played

[@HomeAtLast501]

Is Roche using an aluminum racquet?

[@talbotdavis1225]

Yes, Chemold. So did Margaret Court in winning Grand Slam that year.

[@jaganms2690]

Yes

[@PaDutchRunner]

I think that’s the same one connors used - T2000 or something like that.

[@talbotdavis1225]

@@PaDutchRunner Not exactly. Connors used a STEEL T2000 and Roche & Laver & Court all used ALUMINUM by Chemold. Gonzalez used an aluminum by Spalding. At the time, those were major distinctions even though it all feels quaint to us now.

[@PaDutchRunner]

@@talbotdavis1225 yup that sounds right.

[@randydubin7118]

It's funny that BJK and Jack Kramer were sitting next to each other, considering that King a couple months later would stage a walkout and boycott of Kramer's tournament in Los Angeles due to lack of pay of the Women's players compared to the Men's players.

[@creativeearthian1702]

Soo..US open once had grass courts 😮

[@sermikan13]

Terrain en terre battue, comme a Rolland Garros..

[@tedneanderthal7373]

Does anyone know if Tony Roche is paying with a Chemold racquet? It looks like he is.

[@davidkaiser]

I believe that he is, yes. Laver also used them briefly around this time but didn't like them--they broke.

[@tedneanderthal7373]

@@davidkaiser Thanks! The bolts in the Chemold throat piece would become loose!

[@Marc-rf9ei]

Grass

[@a66789]

~

[@Fontsman-14]

Tennis and lung cancer. What a sponsorship alliance!

[@DNA2000-8bit]

Roche, 25 going on 74.

[@travels129]

20ks winner struth today winner wat!! 3 million??

[@travels129]

@kirkleach GO AWAY

[@aaronaragon7838]

Newcombe and Roche always beat by short guys Laver and Rosewall.

[@leszekkulon101]

To byl całkiem inny tenis. Dzis tamci bohaterowie duzo by nie ugrali.

[@bobmalack481]

Bud Collins is so wierd..and his wierd little sayings between points. Annoying as Howard Cosell. I had to endear him watching Tennis through out the 70's and 80's on Television. Robert at 68.

[@SC-jh9qp]

This hasn't aged at all.

[@BenjWarrant]

You know it's another era when the tennis balls were still white!

[@mrn13]

A 42 year old vs a 49 year old 🙃

[@OMDF01]

These two players look like they’re pushing 60 lolol! 😂

[@drobson8004]

How do you think you would have done against them?

[@OMDF01]

@@drobson8004 With my oversized Dunlop stringed at 55? Blown ‘em off the court from the baseline (!!!). 😂

[@drobson8004]

@@OMDF01 😂😂😂😂😂

[@OMDF01]

@@drobson8004 Really yeah, but “obliterate” would have been funnier haha! 🤣 Btw, why do you think there are no more serve & volleyers in today’s tennis? Answer this one Sherlock lol! 🖕🏻😂

[@drobson8004]

@@OMDF01 Regardless of whatever answer is presented, you'll disagree. You love to argue, accuracy be damned.