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== Miscellaneous comments ==

[[Image:Rosewall_and_Hoad_1954.jpg|220px|thumb|left|Rosewall and Hoad in 1954]]

In his 1979 autobiography, Kramer writes that "Rosewall was a backcourt player when he came into the pros, but he learned very quickly how to play the net. Eventually, for that matter, he became a master of it, as much out of physical preservation as for any other reason. I guarantee you that Kenny wouldn't have lasted into his forties as a world-class player if he hadn't learned to [[serve-and-volley|serve and volley]]."

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Rosewall was a finalist at the 1974 [[U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Open]] at 39 years 310 days old, making him the oldest player to participate in two Grand Slam finals in the same year.

[[Image:Rosewall_and_Sedgman_1954.jpg|thumb|Rosewall and [[Frank Sedgman]] in 1954]]

In [[1995]] Gonzales said of him: "He became better as he got older, more of a complete player. With the exception of me and [[Frank Sedgman]], he could handle everybody else. Just the way he played, he got under Hoad's skin, but he had a forehand weakness and a serve weakness." In 160 matches against Pancho Gonzales he won probably 59 and lost 101. In about 70 matches against Lew Hoad he won about 45 and lost 25.