Rosewall

American

[rohz-wawl] / ˈroʊzˌwɔl /

noun

Ken(neth R.), born 1934, Australian tennis player.

Rosewall British

/ ˈrəʊzˌwɔːl /

noun

Ken ( neth ). born 1934, Australian tennis player: won eight Grand Slam singles titles, including the Australian Open four times (1953, 1955, 1971, 1972)

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He’s one major from joining Ken Rosewall, Andre Agassi, Ivan Lendl and Fred Perry, who all have eight.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 37-year-old Ken Rosewall won it in 1972.

From Barron's

On Thursday Wawrinka became the first player aged 40 or over to reach the men's third round at a Slam since Ken Rosewall at the Australian Open in 1978.

From Barron's

They will face USA or Poland in the final of the mixed gender tournament after Belinda Bencic and Jakub Paul beat Elise Mertens and Zizou Bergs 6-3 0-6 10-5 after a match tie-break at the Ken Rosewall Arena.

From BBC

Ken Rosewall was 37 when he won the last of his eight major titles, while the now-retired Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were 36 when they last triumphed.

From BBC

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