There was no Tilden, no Budge, no Perry, no Vines on the courts at Forest Hills last weekbiggest week of the tennis year. There was one big fellow that the professional tennis promoters wanted if he won the national singles title. That was Frank Kovacs.
Kovacs' specialty, like Tilden's, is making hard shots look easy. But unlike Tilden, he sometimes makes easy ones look hard. He used to do a lot of clowning on the courts, but this year he has been serious most of the time. Despite that, and despite his considerable natural...
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