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Ken Rosewall Discusses Pancho Gonzales use of “physical intimidation”

6 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop

Learning details about tennis history and the great champions of the past is a hobby of mine. Two players of particular intrigue are Kenny "Muscles" Rosewall and Pancho Gonzales who had a world class game and a ferocious intensity to match. I found Ken Rosewall's biography "Twenty Years At The Top" by Peter Rowley in a used book store in New York City recently and in it, Rosewall shared some fascinating anecdotes about the legendary Pancho... "...a heckler repeatedly criticized Gonzales at Boston Garden. Gonzales said, 'You're entitled to your opinions but I think you should keep them to yourself, so will you please shut up?' Continue to read full article...

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