Cliff Drysdale
Cliff Drysdale
Eric Clifford 'Cliff' Drysdaleis a former top-ranked professional tennis player of the 1960s and early 1970s who became a well-known tennis announcer. He was one of the Handsome Eight, a group of players signed by Lamar Hunt in 1968 for the newly formed professional World Championship Tennisgroup. He became President of the Association of Tennis Professionalswhen it was formed by Jack Kramer, Donald Dell, and himself in 1972. Drysdale was ranked World No. 4 in 1965 by Lance Tingay of...
changing coach good
I think it's a good move. ... It's like changing a racket. A coach is very helpful, but it's not all-important.
close eating four nights spend week
We really did get along. We were very close and we'd spend four nights a week eating out together. So we (Fred and I) were very comfortable with each other.