"I'd like to be compared to Roger," Rosewall said with a laugh. Rosewall won four of his eight grand slam titles after turning 30 and makes no bones about why he kept leading such a nomadic life for so long. Unlike the champions of today who are used to banking seven-figure sums in prize money from the slams, Rosewall started off in the 1950s when he played for kudos and little else. All that changed when Rosewall beat his great friend Rod Laver to triumph at the French Open in 1968, the first time a grand slam had opened its gates to professionals. And in those days three of the grand slam events were on grass.

Source: The Star July 15, 2017 03:33 UTC