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Why Rod Laver is Tennis' Most Influential Player 

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Why Rod Laver is Tennis' Most Influential Player
The Australian legend sits astride the amateur, professional and Open Eras, winning his first title in March 1957 and his last 18-years later.
In the pre-computer ranking era, Rod Laver was widely recognised as THE pre-eminent male player of the latter half of the 1960s.
But his importance in tennis stretches far beyond his own achievements.
Rod Laver was the epitome of the modern player turned entrepreneur; and also a sportsman, who knew the importance of playing hard but fair.
One day, when he is no longer with us, and whenever his records are broken, Laver's legacy - one of innovation, ambition and hunger for success - will live on.
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@mattyisack1
@mattyisack1 2 года назад
Rod Laver is held in the same esteem as Don Bradman here in Australia. Possibly our most admired athlete of all time. The epitome of sportsmanship and a gentleman. Love seeing him at the slams every year. Fed, Nadal and Djoker would all be chasing his 20 plus grand slam titles if he was allowed to play grand slams between 63 and 67
@Nicksonian
@Nicksonian 2 месяца назад
Although I started playing tennis in the 1970s, I rather thought that Laver could never hold up to the players of today. But through the magic of RU-vid I have been able to watch some of Rod’s matches. He is truly a remarkable, uncommonly beautiful tennis player. If he came up today, he’d still be the best.
@ssake1_IAL_Research
@ssake1_IAL_Research 11 месяцев назад
My Dad took me to see Rod Laver and Pancho Gonzalez play an exhibition match in Miami. I'll never forget it.
@WayneLynch69
@WayneLynch69 4 месяца назад
In '69 I was attending Ransom school in Coconut Grove. Our top scholarship player was being smoked by Harold Solomon, fresh from his Orange Bowl victory. A couple of months prior Rod had won his 2nd Grand. I was gobsmacked to imagine the levels above them was Laver.
@rondunn4336
@rondunn4336 2 года назад
Laver THE GOAT undoubtedly. No one else has won four majors in a calendar year, TWICE!
@miloraddjurdjic1695
@miloraddjurdjic1695 Год назад
he can't be goat but he is the most influential player. Basically nadal and djokovic would have done the same (especially Djokovic) if you didnt have Nadal who won 14 fucking times French open, that is the beauty of modern era with big 3, they would break every single record if there was not othe two
@johnholmes912
@johnholmes912 Год назад
@@miloraddjurdjic1695 Djokovic hasn't got the technique to play with wooden rackets on a fast grass court, he wouldn't have made the top 10
@zelmoziggy
@zelmoziggy Год назад
@@miloraddjurdjic1695No one can be the GOAT, since they didn’t play each other.
@miloraddjurdjic1695
@miloraddjurdjic1695 Год назад
@@zelmoziggy three of the best players in the history played each other
@zelmoziggy
@zelmoziggy Год назад
@@johnholmes912 By the same token, Federer couldn’t have come close to making most of the shots that his fans love so much if he had to play with a 65-square-inch wooden Maxply strung with gut. He would’ve been like Nastase.
@rogergreen9861
@rogergreen9861 2 года назад
With all the debate over who is the greatest, so many overlook Laver simply because of their ignorance over his dominance on the pro tour during his "wilderness years" between calendar Grand Slams. His win/loss stats suggest that he likely would have won about 20 Slams had the authorities allowed it.
@mattyisack1
@mattyisack1 2 года назад
King oath
@brucebutler2746
@brucebutler2746 Год назад
Agreed. The problem with modern analysis of Laver's G.O.A.T. standing is the utter disregard for his professional record. He won 8 professional major tournaments. The players in these tournaments were distinctly better than their amateur counterparts - - a fact Laver demonstrated in 1969 with his open era "grand slam." If counted, as they should be, it would result in increasing his major record count to 19, with two more calendar grand slams to recognize [ U.S. Pro, Wembly Pro, and French Pro (also Wimbledon Pro added in 1967)].
@zelmoziggy
@zelmoziggy Год назад
Even more overlook Bill Tilden.
@EJP286CRSKW
@EJP286CRSKW 11 месяцев назад
@@brucebutler2746 Indeed. The inconsistency over this matter is amazing. They won't count the amateurs because they weren't playing the pros, and they won't count the pros because ... err, ... BJK for example keeps mentioning Margaret Court's amateur dominance in the Australian Championships, but she turned up plenty of times herself to try to win it, and did so once. Do we subtract that one from BJK?
@EJP286CRSKW
@EJP286CRSKW 11 месяцев назад
@@zelmoziggy And Vines, Perry, Budge, Kramer, Gonzales, ...
@kerrywoodlock6646
@kerrywoodlock6646 Год назад
A simply wonderful player- saw him play
@michelez715
@michelez715 10 месяцев назад
I saw him play only in his later years, from 1968 on. As an avid tennis fan, who's seen them all, he remains the best player I've seen, and unlike today's crop, he played doubles, too, and very well. Apart from his tennis glory, Laver is a very nice, down to earth and humble man. A true role model, whether you're a tennis player or not.
@gerardmac7619
@gerardmac7619 3 месяца назад
My Dad took me to see Rod Laver play against John Newcombe, at White City. NSW Open , Laver Won in straight sets. I was Sooo Excited. Great Experience for a young bloke ( Thanks Dad ) 🙂
@kextrz
@kextrz 11 месяцев назад
Always. Forever.
@dogodoyr
@dogodoyr 2 года назад
What a tremendous video! Thank you so much for this, long live Rod Laver!
@jelboysfunkshack8407
@jelboysfunkshack8407 5 месяцев назад
So true. And given that he won all four grand slams in one year before and after the Pro ban, imagine how many he would have won during the years when he couldn't compete...
@dennisdobin8640
@dennisdobin8640 Год назад
Some years ago a well respected tennis commentator was asked to name his best player , his reply was if playing for the world ,Pancho,if playing for the Universe, Hoad ,not far wrong,anybody who could beat Laver 13 straight times is very,very special. It is quite easy to imagine with 6 extra years of Open competition at his peak Lavers Open record would be unreachable.
@WayneLynch69
@WayneLynch69 4 месяца назад
Doing commentary at Wimbledon few years ago, McEnroe interviewed Rod and threw out the number 25.
@franciscoturrillodubois7069
@franciscoturrillodubois7069 Месяц назад
The best person and the biggest tennis legend.
@2009kall
@2009kall 3 месяца назад
Definitely the GOAT!!
@johnholmes912
@johnholmes912 2 года назад
The true GOAT
@tobiasrekker5376
@tobiasrekker5376 9 месяцев назад
Rod Laver, the greatest tennis 🎾 .
@kirintantinon9466
@kirintantinon9466 2 года назад
Whoa, did not know Laver was such a figure wow!
@stevehughes1510
@stevehughes1510 Год назад
Rod, Margaret Court, Don Bradman, Geoff Hunt, top Aussies and world champions, great role models for all aspiring sportspeople.
@marknorris1381
@marknorris1381 10 месяцев назад
Heather Mckay - don't forget her, only beaten twice in her competitive career which spanned 20 odd years.
@stevehughes1510
@stevehughes1510 10 месяцев назад
@@marknorris1381 You're right Mark, Heather was one of the greatest Aussie sports people also, how could I forget her dominance.........cheers!!
@akbaridhaval7056
@akbaridhaval7056 2 месяца назад
@stevehuges1510 still wonder how a country of population only 2.5 crores produced so many champion player in many sports really sporting nation
@stevehughes1510
@stevehughes1510 2 месяца назад
@@akbaridhaval7056 What country is that.
@RR_theproahole
@RR_theproahole Месяц назад
​@@akbaridhaval7056use 25 million, crores and lakhs are only understood in India, they aren't international.
@misaelpacheco1841
@misaelpacheco1841 2 года назад
Feel like Nadal should have had a mention at greatest too... might be biased though
@SK-nt4oy
@SK-nt4oy 2 года назад
True. Any talk about the greatest without the beast Rafa Nadal is incomplete.
@KukiCrusader
@KukiCrusader 2 года назад
Yes any talk of greatest should mention the big 3 . Quite weird this guy
@johnholmes912
@johnholmes912 Год назад
Rosewall was probably better
@racer111259
@racer111259 Год назад
GOAT.....
@huguesmsh5293
@huguesmsh5293 3 месяца назад
Because he is the GOAT
@anmolratol363
@anmolratol363 2 года назад
I kinda wish the pro slams counted as official grand slams, because 5 grand slams in the open era doesnt represent his talent
@soulripper31
@soulripper31 2 года назад
In Pro Slams you only had to play 4 or often only 3 matches. You cannot compare it to Grand Slams.
@EJP286CRSKW
@EJP286CRSKW 11 месяцев назад
@@soulripper31 Against the best in the world. Like starting Wimbledon in the round of 16. No joke. And the amateur championships didn't have draws of 128 either then.
@michelez715
@michelez715 10 месяцев назад
He was actually called the Rocket ironically by Harry Hopman, who watched him play when Rod was 12 yrs old, and was not particularly impressed, especially not by his speed and size, so Hopman called him the Rockhampton Rocket as a joke.
@2009kall
@2009kall 3 месяца назад
He was actually called The Red Rocket due to his hair colouring and freckled complexion.
@senorgato70
@senorgato70 5 месяцев назад
Rod Laver is the only GOAT. Such a complete player and a complete gentleman. Roger is right behind him, then Bjorn. Had Bjorn not retired at 26 and played into his early 30's, he may have 20+ Grand Slams. Obviously, Rod's record as an amateur and pro are untouchable.
@MalekAhmed-kz3zu
@MalekAhmed-kz3zu 4 месяца назад
Are you delusional, dude? Roger is right behind him?! really?! Roger is probably 4th because he is definitely not better than Djokovic or Nadal. If Roger was really behind Rod Laver as a complete player, he should have beaten Nadal at least once at Roland Garros, but that did not happen. Novak did it and beat Nadal at Roland Garros, just as Nadal beat Roger at Wimbledon. Roger Federer is No. 3 behind Djoko and Nadal
@senorgato70
@senorgato70 4 месяца назад
@@MalekAhmed-kz3zu I said what I said.
@EJP286CRSKW
@EJP286CRSKW 11 месяцев назад
Actually it was Rod Laver won the most trophies: 200, not the others you mentioned.
@davidavila3994
@davidavila3994 5 месяцев назад
I like Pete Sampras
@jyotipande8146
@jyotipande8146 2 месяца назад
All those years between the amateur and open era when he could not play in the well known tournaments.
@petermann7131
@petermann7131 5 часов назад
Got the nickname wrong.
@zeno4538
@zeno4538 Месяц назад
The only other person to win all 4 in a calendar year was don budge in 1938
@anishjb1695
@anishjb1695 2 года назад
How did u take that novak djokovic 's name in greatest and not take rafa's name
@denisdaly1708
@denisdaly1708 3 месяца назад
Nope. Bjorn Borg was. He brought tennis to a wide and young public. Others, Lendl znd and Federer
@LakeviewBugs
@LakeviewBugs 11 месяцев назад
Nadal left the chat.
@Embrasive
@Embrasive 2 года назад
Where's Nadal?
@BaselineTennis
@BaselineTennis 2 года назад
He’s mentioned, as Laver was/is an influence on him. This is a video on Laver not Nadal. When it comes to influence the ‘Big 3’ will need to wait several years/decades before their ‘influence’ is fully understood.
@zeno4538
@zeno4538 Месяц назад
Rip nadal not included
@flash-uj6ly
@flash-uj6ly Год назад
Rafael Nadal wins only Roland Garros French Open clay court. He is not a perfect. He won 14 Roland Garros French Open and 8 other grand slams.
@michelez715
@michelez715 10 месяцев назад
How many did you win, @flash? 8 other GS titles not on clay is still more than many other tennis greats won. Sports experts round the world, not just tennis experts, have said Nadal's 14 RG titles are the greatest achievement in ANY sport.
@najrulmondal41
@najrulmondal41 Год назад
At
@flash-uj6ly
@flash-uj6ly Год назад
Rafael Nadal- 0% Adaptability and 0% Versatility.
@studfinderball
@studfinderball 2 года назад
Laver ain't all that. I'm 70 and I'm sure I could take him, maybe. . . .
@MrPernell27
@MrPernell27 Год назад
The most influential player was Bill Tilden!! Of whom was a major influence on Laver
@michelez715
@michelez715 10 месяцев назад
Tilden was decades before Laver's time, and I have never heard Laver, or anyone else, mention Tilden as an influence on his game. Tilden played flat drives mostly, though he was very versatile, and played more from the backcourt. Laver used topspin when it was still not as common as it is today, and served and volleyed, which Tilden certainly didn't do as much.
@marknorris1381
@marknorris1381 9 месяцев назад
If you spoke to the best players over the last 3 or 4 decades most of them would cite Laver as their idol.
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