Lew Hoad v Pancho Gonzalez on the Pro Tennis Tour (September 1964)

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  @stevehughes1510 · 3 years ago

  Good to see this old footage. That wooden court would have been hell to play on, the fastest surface on earth.

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  @nativeofjasumerosas6948 · 3 years ago

  Pancho was my coach in the early 70s . he was a very no nonsense person, taught me to hit a great one handed backhand Rest in peach my old Master😢

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  @craw-w3q · 2 years ago

  wish there was more footage available from this era

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  @davidthompson7640 · 3 months ago

  Playing on polished wood… 👀insanely quick ….  I met Lew Hoad, he was Director of Tennis at The Racquet Centre Coventry. I was a ball boy at a Junior International Match , lovely bloke …. Mark Petchy and Peter Moore played for GB ..  Great memories . 👋🎾

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• AA

  @aaronfrl · 3 years ago

  always good to see semi-full length footage of gonzales

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• ST

  @ST-xg3gy · 3 years ago

  How in the world could they see? Also, the speed of that court! 😯

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  @steveferguson8047 · 2 years ago

  Lew Hoad and Rod Laver were my tennis idols as a boy growing up. Really nice to see this footage of him playing.

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• DR

  @drbobinski1 · 3 years ago

  thanks Olaf, as a 50 year fan of this wonderful sport I really appreciate this moment in tennis history.

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  @robertwebb3546 · 3 years ago

  I'd never heard Hoad speak on video for any great length. He's very candid and engaging. He was a great spokesperson for the pro tour.

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• EJ

  @EJP286CRSKW · 3 months ago

  It is unbelievable that Lew is returning Pancho’s serve from right on the baseline.

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  @FLAC2023 · 3 years ago

  I played several times on wood floors tennis courts...it was ridiculously fast

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  @mattcarlson8262 · 3 years ago

  That gymnasium floor for tennis, so slippery!

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