This year marks the 50th anniversary of TENNIS Magazine's founding in 1965 ... site of the least-grand of the Slams at the time, the Australian Open. By the early 70s, the sun was setting on ...

The nation has produced an array of tennis greats and ... notably winning the French Open in 1968, the US Open in 1970, and the Australian Open in 1971 and 1972. The Australian icon was 43 ...