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Australian tennis player Rod Laver (born 1938) had a long-running and friendly rivalry with countryman Ken Rosewall (born 1934). In 1956 both players toured in the amateur circuit but never faced each other. Rosewall turned professional in 1957 and the two players did not meet until 1963 when Laver started out as a professional. They played several times until 1976 when both semi-retired from the main tour. == Analysis == Including tournaments and one-night stands, they played at least 144 matches with Laver leading 80–64. For two reasons these figures are biased until 1963 # the statistics until 1962 (0-0) are biased in favour of Laver because he was lucky not to meet Rosewall then superior to his countryman : in fact they played on completely separated circuits, Rosewall on the pro tour and Laver on the traditional amateur circuit. # the statistics in 1963 (12-34) are biased in favour of Rosewall : the elder, then still better than Laver, was, in his turn, lucky to face the latter so often ''(45 times i.e. about the third of their whole career meetings)'' to assert his domination. Except the first year (1963) and the last year they played (1976), the statistics of their meetings show a strong domination by Laver which can be explained by two main reasons : Laver was technically superior, with a better serve, and Laver faced an already declining Rosewall: in their first meeting ever, Rosewall was already over 28 years of age. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Laver–Rosewall rivalry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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