Q. How do you tell an amateur tennis player from a pro?
A. The amateur makes money.
The caustic old joke is fast losing its bite. True, top amateur tennis players still make a comfortable livingup to $1,000 per tournament in "expense money"but few any longer refuse to turn pro on the grounds that "I can't afford to." Long a disorganized gypsy sport, pro tennis finally has gone big time. In 1964, the "pro tour" consisted of only eight tournaments worth a total of $80,000 in prize money; this year the pros will...
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