“It’s kind of fun to be the underdog—it’s a novelty,” said Don Budge last week. Cocky little Bobby Riggs—who won the pro tennis championship last December after ten years in the long ...

1944 — In a tennis match to benefit wartime charities, amateur Jack Kramer beat pro champion Don Budge 6-3, 6-2. 1953 — Seton Hall wins the NIT title with a 58-46 win over St. John’s.

from Don Budge to Pancho Gonzalez to Rod Laver. Today, the role that Challenger events play in the lives of the pros is obvious. In a sport where there’s fierce competition simply to get on a ...

1944 — In a tennis match to benefit wartime charities, amateur Jack Kramer beat pro champion Don Budge 6-3, 6-2. Advertisement Article continues below this ad 1953 — Seton Hall wins the NIT ...

1944 — In a tennis match to benefit wartime charities, amateur Jack Kramer beat pro champion Don Budge 6-3, 6-2. 1953 — Seton Hall wins the NIT title with a 58-46 win over St. John’s.

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Laver has also completed the Calendar Slam, as one of only two men in history to achieve this feat alongside Don Budge. What sets Laver apart from Budge is that he was able to complete the Calendar ...

1944 — In a tennis match to benefit wartime charities, amateur Jack Kramer beat pro champion Don Budge 6-3, 6-2. 1953 — Seton Hall wins the NIT title with a 58-46 win over St. John’s. Walter Dukes, ...