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Ken Rosewall: the case for the GOAT

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    Ken Rosewall: the case for the GOAT

    Australia · Born 2 November 1934, Hurstville, Sydney, Australia · Career 1950–1980

    Small, graceful Australian with a celebrated sliced backhand, whose career at the very top lasted an astonishing quarter of a century across the amateur, pro and Open eras.

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    Why Ken Rosewall could be the GOAT

    Rosewall won 23 major singles titles counting amateur, pro and Open events, with Grand Slam wins 19 years apart. At 39 he reached both the Wimbledon and US Open finals. No player has been a genuine contender at the biggest events for anything close to as long, and his pro dominance came against Gonzales and Laver.

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    Ken Rosewall is #17 of 20 in the fan ranking, with a 0–4 head-to-head record from 52 Men's tennis votes. See the full Men's tennis GOAT ranking

    Ken Rosewall head to head

    How the ranking works. Every head-to-head vote is a result, like a game. The standings use a Bradley–Terry model, the same idea behind chess ratings: beating a highly rated legend counts for more than beating a long shot. Ratings are shown on a chess-style scale centred on 1500.

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