From what I've seen/ heard/ read, Hoad reminds me of Federer and Pancho Gonzales tends to remind me of Nadal (fighting spirit wise, highly reccomend the in depth documentary on youtube that follows him at one of his last tournament wins, and of course the Pasarrell 1st round marathon which either could've won. Hoad & Gonzales both said each other was their toughest opponent). But both Hoad & Nadal trained on physicality, no qualms about ripping winners & won the french, so yeah I get that
Thanks for posting this terrific video. It's awesome to see these two great players. The twelve minutes of tennis from a 1950's match is about six times as much tennis as I've ever been privileged to see of a match from that decade! ... I once read that when asked who he would choose to play a tennis match on his behalf if his life depended on the player he chose winning the match, the legendary Pancho Gonzalez chose Lew Hoad. Thanks again.
@@Dman9fp I had a coach who played against Laver and Emerson and another who played with Dick Savett. They both said that Lew Hoad was the greatest player who ever lived.
Hoad seemed to be the yardstick for power. So much so that when Becker and Lendl dominated with the new power game Fred Stolle commentating said that he’d never seen anyone hit like Becker, even Hoad. My grandfather said Hoad was the best player he’d ever watched back in the day.
can't help seeing the similarities between Lew Hoad and Rafa Nadal. The fighting spirit, running very ball down, and the physicality
From what I've seen/ heard/ read, Hoad reminds me of Federer and Pancho Gonzales tends to remind me of Nadal (fighting spirit wise, highly reccomend the in depth documentary on youtube that follows him at one of his last tournament wins, and of course the Pasarrell 1st round marathon which either could've won. Hoad & Gonzales both said each other was their toughest opponent). But both Hoad & Nadal trained on physicality, no qualms about ripping winners & won the french, so yeah I get that
Hoad was 18, as was Rosewall, the terrible twins! And later came Laver - the beginning of some amazing Aussie talent thanks to Harry Hopman.
Thanks for posting this terrific video. It's awesome to see these two great players. The twelve minutes of tennis from a 1950's match is about six times as much tennis as I've ever been privileged to see of a match from that decade! ... I once read that when asked who he would choose to play a tennis match on his behalf if his life depended on the player he chose winning the match, the legendary Pancho Gonzalez chose Lew Hoad. Thanks again.
Yeah I've heard that many pro's said Prime Hoad (when he felt like winning) was the most dangerous player
@@Dman9fp I had a coach who played against Laver and Emerson and another who played with Dick Savett. They both said that Lew Hoad was the greatest player who ever lived.
Hoad seemed to be the yardstick for power. So much so that when Becker and Lendl dominated with the new power game Fred Stolle commentating said that he’d never seen anyone hit like Becker, even Hoad. My grandfather said Hoad was the best player he’d ever watched back in the day.