Cliff Drysdale
Cliff Drysdale
Eric Clifford 'Cliff' Drysdaleis a former top-ranked professional tennis player of the 1960s and early 1970s who became a well-known tennis announcer. He was one of the Handsome Eight, a group of players signed by Lamar Hunt in 1968 for the newly formed professional World Championship Tennisgroup. He became President of the Association of Tennis Professionalswhen it was formed by Jack Kramer, Donald Dell, and himself in 1972. Drysdale was ranked World No. 4 in 1965 by Lance Tingay of...
consistent days definitely domination run six spent
On a consistent basis, definitely not. Sampras spent six years at No. 1 and after his run I thought the days of domination were over. But they're not.
easily huge players point scale
The scale between players is so easily tipped, that one call, one point does make a huge difference.
ball best federer hit knows player raised raising response sisters tennis williams
To me, Federer is the best player that ever hit a tennis ball on a tennis court. But he can get better. He has this whole thing about raising the bar. They're not just words. Just as the Williams sisters raised it for women's tennis, he has raised it for the men's game. But there will be a response and he knows that.
close eating four nights spend week
We really did get along. We were very close and we'd spend four nights a week eating out together. So we (Fred and I) were very comfortable with each other.
absolutely beside gone huge matches
And there are so many more beside those where replays would have made a huge difference. I absolutely think some big matches would have gone the other way.
changing coach good
I think it's a good move. ... It's like changing a racket. A coach is very helpful, but it's not all-important.