Roy Emerson Explained

Roy Emerson
Fullname:	Roy Stanley Emerson
Residence:	Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Birth Date:	1936 11, df=yes
Birth Place:	Blackbutt, Queensland, Australia
Height:	^[1]
Turnedpro:	1968 (amateur tour from 1951)
Retired:	1983
Plays:	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Tennishofyear:	1982
Tennishofid:	roy-emerson
Singlesrecord:	1397-416 (77.0%)^[2]
Singlestitles:	110 (6 open era titles listed by ATP)
Highestsinglesranking:	No. 1 (1961)^[3]
Australianopenresult:	W (1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967)
Frenchopenresult:	W (1963, 1967)
Wimbledonresult:	W (1964, 1965)
Usopenresult:	W (1961, 1964)
Australianopendoublesresult:	W (1962, 1966, 1969)
Frenchopendoublesresult:	W (1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965)
Wimbledondoublesresult:	W (1959, 1961, 1971)
Usopendoublesresult:	W (1959, 1960, 1965, 1966)
Team:	yes
Daviscupresult:	W (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967)

Roy Stanley Emerson (born 3 November 1936) is an Australian former tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam doubles titles, for a total of 28 Grand Slam titles. All of his singles Grand Slam victories and 14 of his Grand Slam doubles victories were achieved before the open era began in 1968. He is the only male player to have completed a career Grand Slam (winning titles at all four Grand Slam events) in both singles and doubles, and the first of four male players to complete a double career Grand Slam in singles (later followed by Rod Laver, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal). His 28 major titles are the all-time record for a male player. He was ranked world No. 1 amateur in 1961 by Ned Potter,^[4] 1964 by Potter,^[5] Lance Tingay and an Ulrich Kaiser panel of 14 experts^[6] and 1965 by Tingay, Joseph McCauley,^[7] Sport za Rubezhom^[8] and an Ulrich Kaiser panel of 16 experts.^[9]

Emerson was the first male player to win 12 singles majors. He held that record for 30 years until it was passed by Pete Sampras in 2000. He also held the record of six Australian Open men's singles titles until 2019 when Novak Djokovic won his seventh title. Emerson won five of those titles consecutively (1963–67), a still-standing record. Emerson is one of only five tennis players ever to win multiple slam sets in two disciplines. Emerson was a member of a record eight Davis Cup–winning teams between 1959 and 1967. Unlike several of his contemporaries, he chose to remain an amateur player and did not turn pro during the pre-Open Era.

Biography

Emerson was born on a farm in Blackbutt, Queensland. His family later moved to Brisbane and he received better tennis instruction after attending Brisbane Grammar School and Ipswich Grammar School. He played his first singles tour event at the 1951 Southwest Queensland Championships. He won his first singles title at the 1953 Queensland Hard Court Championships.

Emerson won his first Grand Slam tournament doubles title in 1959 at Wimbledon (partnering Neale Fraser). In 1961, he captured his first Grand Slam tournament singles title at the Australian Championships, beating compatriot Rod Laver in four sets in the final. Later that year, Emerson claimed his second major singles crown when he again beat Laver in the final of the US Championships.

Known as "Emmo" on the tour, the six-foot right-hander was known for training hard and always being ready for strenuous matches because of his outstanding level of fitness. He was primarily a serve-and-volley style player, but was also able to adapt to the rigours of slow courts, allowing him to enjoy success on all surfaces.

From 1963 to 1967, Emerson won five consecutive men's singles titles at the Australian Championships. His record of six Australian men's singles crowns was surpassed in 2019 by Novak Djokovic who won his record seventh.^[10]

1963 also saw Emerson capture his first French Championships singles title, beating Pierre Darmon in the final.

Emerson's first Wimbledon singles title came in 1964, with a final victory over Fred Stolle. Emerson won 55 consecutive matches during 1964 and finished the year with 109 victories out of 115 matches. He won three of the year's four Grand Slam events that year (failing to win only the French Open).

During his amateur career Emerson received several offers to turn professional, including an £38,000 offer made at the end of 1964 by Jack Kramer, but declined and opted to remain an amateur.^{[11] [12]} In 1966, Emerson rejected a $100,000 guarantee over two years offer to turn pro, stating that he "couldn't afford to take a pay cut."^[13] It was estimated that Emerson and Santana were paid about $1,000 to $1,500 a week in living expenses alone from their national tennis associations as "shamateurs".^[14]

Emerson was the world No. 1 amateur player in 1964 and 1965 according to Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph and in 1961 and 1964 according to Ned Potter of World Tennis. In 1965, he successfully defended his Australian and Wimbledon singles crowns. He was the heavy favourite to win Wimbledon again in 1966, but during his fourth round match he skidded while chasing the ball and crashed into the umpire's stand, injuring his shoulder. He still finished the match, but was unable to win.

Emerson's last major singles title came at the French Championships in 1967 – the year before the open era began. His 12 major singles titles stood as a men's record until 2000, when it was surpassed by Pete Sampras. Emerson signed a professional contract with the National Tennis League in early April 1968.^[15]

Emerson had 10 straight victories in Grand Slam tournament finals in which he appeared, which is an all-time record.

Emerson's final Grand Slam doubles title was won in 1971 at Wimbledon (partnering Laver). His 16 Grand Slam doubles crowns were won with five different partners. From 1960 to 1965, he won six consecutive French Open men's doubles titles. Jack Kramer, the long-time tennis promoter and tennis great, writes in his 1979 autobiography that "Emerson was the best doubles player of all the moderns, very possibly the best forehand court player of all time. He was so quick he could cover everything. He had the perfect doubles shot, a backhand that dipped over the net and came in at the server's feet as he moved to the net. Gene Mako and Johnny van Ryn could hit a shot like that sometimes, but never so often nor as proficiently as Emerson."

Emerson was also a member of a record eight Davis Cup winning teams between 1959 and 1967.

Emerson's 12 singles and 16 doubles titles make him one of the leading players in Grand Slam tournament history.

Emerson's last top-20 ranking was in 1973, primarily owing to his winning his 119th and final career title at the Pacific Coast Championships in San Francisco. He defeated Roscoe Tanner, Arthur Ashe, and Björn Borg in the last three rounds of that tournament. Emerson played just a few tournaments through 1977. His last appearance was at the Swiss Open in Gstaad, Switzerland in 1983.

Although he exited the tournament circuit, Emerson did not retire. In the late 1970s, he served as a player/coach for the Boston Lobsters in World Team Tennis (WTT).^[16] He mostly played doubles with the Lobsters and often teamed with fellow Australian Tony Roche. In the 1978 season, the last season under the original iteration of World Team Tennis, Roy coached the Lobsters to the Eastern Division Championship and into the WTT Finals against the Los Angeles Strings.^[17] The final Lobster team that Emerson coached consisted of Tony Roche, Mike Estep (for part of the season), and Emerson himself as the male players.

Emerson now resides in Newport Beach, California with his wife, Joy, and daughter, Heidi, and has a home in Gstaad where he holds a tennis clinic each summer. His son, Antony, was an All-American in tennis at Corona del Mar High School and the University of Southern California and played on the professional tour briefly. Roy and Antony won the United States Hard Court Father-and-Son title in 1978. Roy briefly coached promising juniors at East Lake Woodlands in Oldsmar, Florida.

Awards and honours

Emerson was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1982 and the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1986.^[18] The main court for the Suisse Open Gstaad, a tournament which Emerson won five times and where he played his last match as a professional, is named Roy Emerson Arena in his honour.

In 2000, he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal,^[19] and in 2001 received the Centenary Medal.^[20]

The Roy Emerson trophy, which is awarded to the male champion at the Brisbane International, is named in his honour.^[21] In 2009 Emerson was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.^[22] He was honoured during the 2013 Australian Open at the Australian Open Legends' Lunch.^[23]

In 2014, the Brisbane City Council named the new tennis centre in Milton at Frew Park after Roy Emerson.^{[24] [25] [26]} The same year at Blackbutt, the Roy Emerson Museum was opened by Roy Emerson. On the 18 January 2017, a statue of Roy Emerson was unveiled at the Blackbutt Museum.^{[27] [28]}

Place in history

In the Tennis Channel series "100 Greatest of All Time" in 2012, Emerson was ranked the 11th greatest male tennis player of all time, and the second highest rated Australian in the series, behind Rod Laver.

Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles: 15 (12 titles, 3 runners–up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1961		Grass		1–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
Win	1961		Grass	Rod Laver	7–5, 6–3, 6–2
Loss	1962	Australian Championships	Grass	Rod Laver	6–8, 6–0, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	1962		Clay	Rod Laver	6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 7–9, 2–6
Loss	1962	US Championships	Grass	Rod Laver	2–6, 4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win	1963	Australian Championships	Grass		6–3, 6–3, 6–1
Win	1963	French Championships	Clay		3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
Win	1964	Australian Championships	Grass		6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Win	1964		Grass	Fred Stolle	6–4, 12–10, 4–6, 6–3
Win	1964	US Championships	Grass	Fred Stolle	6–2, 6–2, 6–4
Win	1965	Australian Championships	Grass	Fred Stolle	7–9, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–1
Win	1965	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	Fred Stolle	6–2, 6–4, 6–4
Win	1966	Australian Championships	Grass		6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–3
Win	1967	Australian Championships	Grass	Arthur Ashe	6–4, 6–1, 6–1
Win	1967	French Championships	Clay		6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2

Doubles: 28 (16 titles, 12 runners–up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1958		Grass			5–7, 8–6, 6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Loss	1959		Clay	Neale Fraser		3–6, 2–6, 12–14
Win	1959		Grass	Neale Fraser	Rod Laver Robert Mark	8–6, 6–3, 14–16, 9–7
Win	1959		Grass	Neale Fraser		3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 7–5
Loss	1960	Australian Championships	Grass	Neale Fraser		6–1, 2–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win	1960	French Championships	Clay	Neale Fraser		6–2, 8–10, 7–5, 6–4
Win	1960	US Championships	Grass	Neale Fraser	Rod Laver Robert Mark	9–7, 6–2, 6–4
Loss	1961	Australian Championships	Grass		Rod Laver Robert Mark	3–6, 5–7, 6–3, 11–9, 2–6
Win	1961	French Championships	Clay	Rod Laver	Robert Howe Robert Mark	3–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4
Win	1961	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	Neale Fraser		6–4, 6–8, 6–4, 6–8, 8–6
Win	1962	Australian Championships	Grass	Neale Fraser	Bob Hewitt Fred Stolle	4–6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 11–9
Win	1962	French Championships	Clay	Neale Fraser		6–3, 6–4, 7–5
Win	1963	French Championships	Clay			6–2, 6–4, 6–4
Loss	1964	Australian Championships	Grass		Bob Hewitt Fred Stolle	4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 12–14
Win	1964	French Championships	Clay	Ken Fletcher		7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Loss	1964	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	Ken Fletcher	Bob Hewitt Fred Stolle	5–7, 9–11, 4–6
Loss	1965	Australian Championships	Grass	Fred Stolle	John Newcombe Tony Roche	6–3, 6–4, 11–13, 3–6, 4–6
Win	1965	French Championships	Clay	Fred Stolle	Ken Fletcher Bob Hewitt	6–8, 6–3, 8–6, 6–2
Win	1965	US Championships	Grass	Fred Stolle		6–4, 10–12, 7–5, 6–3
Win	1966	Australian Championships	Grass	Fred Stolle	John Newcombe Tony Roche	7–9, 6–3, 6–8, 14–12, 12–10
Win	1966	US Championships	Grass	Fred Stolle		6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Loss	1967	French Championships	Clay	Ken Fletcher	John Newcombe Tony Roche	3–6, 7–9, 10–12
Loss	1967	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	Ken Fletcher		2–6, 3–6, 4–6
↓ Open Era ↓
Loss	1968	French Open	Clay	Rod Laver	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle	3–6, 4–6, 3–6
Win		Australian Open	Grass	Rod Laver	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle	6–4, 6–4
Loss	1969	French Open	Clay	Rod Laver	John Newcombe Tony Roche	6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	1970	US Open	Grass	Rod Laver		3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–7
Win	1971		Grass	Rod Laver	Arthur Ashe Dennis Ralston	4–6, 9–7, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4

Mixed doubles: 2 (runners–up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1956		Grass			2–6, 4–6
Loss	1960		Clay	Ann Haydon-Jones		6–1, 1–6, 2–6

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

Singles

Tournament	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969			1972	SR		Win %
align=left bgcolor=#efefef		1R	2R	2R	A	QF	QF	bgcolor=yellow	SF	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=thistle	F	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=lime	W	A	3R	A	QF	A	6 / 15	46–9	83.6
align=left bgcolor=#efefef	French Open	1R	A	A	3R	A	QF	3R	QF	bgcolor=thistle	F	bgcolor=lime	W	QF	bgcolor=yellow	SF	QF	bgcolor=lime	W	QF	4R	A	A	A	2 / 13	43–11	79.6
align=left bgcolor=#efefef	Wimbledon	2R	A	3R	4R	A	bgcolor=yellow	SF	QF	QF	4R	QF	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=lime	W	QF	4R	4R	4R	QF	4R	A	2 / 16	60–14	81.1
align=left bgcolor=#efefef	US Open	3R	A	QF	4R	A	QF	3R	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=thistle	F	4R	bgcolor=lime	W	QF	bgcolor=yellow	SF	QF	4R	QF	4R	A	1R	2 / 16	61–14	81.3
style=text-align:left	Win–loss	3–4	0–1	7–3	8–3	2–1	14–4	10–4	19–2	18–4	18–2	22–1	20–2	18–3	18–2	9–3	11–4	7–2	5–2	1–1			81.4

Open-Era doubles titles (20)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	1968	Bournemouth, England	Grass	Rod Laver	Andrés Gimeno Pancho Gonzales	8–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
2.	1969	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Rod Laver	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle	6–4, 6–4
3.	1969	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Rod Laver	Andrés Gimeno Fred Stolle	6–4, 6–2
4.	1970	Boston, US	Hard	Rod Laver	Ismail El Shafei Torben Ulrich	6–1, 7–6
5.	1971	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Rod Laver	Arthur Ashe Dennis Ralston	4–6, 9–7, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4
6.	1971	Quebec WCT, Canada	Indoor	Rod Laver	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	7–6, 6–3
7.	1971	Boston WCT, US	Hard	Rod Laver	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	6–4, 6–4
8.	1971	Berkeley, US	Hard	Rod Laver	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle	6–3, 6–3
9.	1971	Vancouver WCT, Canada	Outdoor	Rod Laver	John Alexander Phil Dent	6–3, 7–6
10.	1972	Houston WCT, US	Clay	Rod Laver	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle	6–4, 7–6
11.	1972	Las Vegas WCT, US	Hard	Rod Laver	John Newcombe Tony Roche	7–6, 1–6, 6–2
12.	1972	Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands	Carpet	John Newcombe	Arthur Ashe Bob Lutz	6–2, 6–3
13.	1973	Miami WCT, US	Hard	Rod Laver	Terry Addison Colin Dibley	6–4, 6–4
14.	1973	La Costa WCT, US	Hard	Rod Laver	Nikola Pilić Allan Stone	6–7, 6–3, 6–4
15.	1973	Richmond WCT, US	Carpet	Rod Laver	Terry Addison Colin Dibley	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
16.	1973	Atlanta WCT, US	Clay	Rod Laver	Robert Maud Andrew Pattison	7–6, 6–3
17.	1973	Gothenburg WCT, Sweden	Carpet	Rod Laver	Nikola Pilić Allan Stone	6–7, 6–4, 6–1
18.	1973	San Francisco, US	Carpet	Stan Smith	Ove Nils Bengtson Jim McManus	6–2, 6–1
19.	1974	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	Hard	Rod Laver	Frew McMillan John Newcombe	6–7, 6–4, 6–4
20.	1975	Denver WCT, US	Carpet	Rod Laver	Bob Carmichael Allan Stone	6–2, 3–6, 7–5

References

Sources

• Book: Collins, Bud. Bud Collins. The Bud Collins History of Tennis. 2016. New Chapter Press. New York. 978-1-937559-38-0. 3rd.
• World of Tennis Yearbook 1971 (1971), by John Barrett, London

See also

• World number one male tennis player rankings
• Tennis male players statistics
• All-time tennis records – men's singles
• Tennis records of the Open Era – men's singles

External links

• • • • • • Web site: Blackbutt & District Tourism and Heritage Association . 2016-08-29 . How the Roy Emerson Museum came about . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220822011639/https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/how-roy-emerson-museum-came-about . 2022-08-22 . . en.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Roy Emerson. atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals. 20 January 2014. 14 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150514123150/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Em/R/Roy-Emerson.aspx. live.
2. Web site: Roy Emerson: Career Match Record. thetennisbase.com. Tennis Base. 22 September 2021. 7 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107014645/https://app.thetennisbase.com/?enlace=playern&player_input_enc=EMERSON%2C+ROY&player_input=EMERSON%2C+ROY. live.
3. Potter. Edward C.. November 1961. The 1961 World's First Ten. World Tennis. New York. 9. 6. 13.
4. Potter. Edward C.. November 1961. The 1961 World's First Ten. World Tennis. New York. 9. 6. 13.
5. Web site: The Miami Herald, 3 November 1964. newspapers.com. 3 November 1964. 11 December 2021. 25 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211125235654/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/620705858/. live.
6. January 1965 . Around the World... . World Tennis . New York . 12 . 8 . 67–68 .
7. February 1966 . Letters . World Tennis . New York . 13 . 9 . 8 .
8. April 1966 . Around the world... . World Tennis . New York . 13 . 11 . 75 .
9. February 1966 . Around the World... . World Tennis . New York . 13 . 9 . 66 .
10. Web site: Novak Djokovic crushes Rafael Nadal to win record seventh Australian Open . Sky Sports . 27 January 2019 . 27 January 2019 . 27 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220727192713/https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/31870/11619145/novak-djokovic-crushes-rafael-nadal-to-win-record-seventh-australian-open . live .
11. News: Emerson likely to refuse pro. offer. . . 26 November 1964 . 36 . National Library of Australia . 4 July 2014 . 21 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240121002848/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/107511405 . live .
12. News: Emerson demand 'right'. . . 2 December 1964 . 30 . National Library of Australia . 4 July 2014 . 21 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240121002851/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/107512603 . live .
13. Book: McCauley, Joe. The History of Professional Tennis. 2000. The Short Run Book Company Limited. Windsor. 136.
14. Web site: Manuel Santana, Spain's first Grand Slam champion : Tennis Buzz. 4 March 2022. 9 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220809200115/http://tennis-buzz.com/manuel-santana-by-rex-bellamy/. dead.
15. News: Emerson Wins in Pro Debut. . . 15 April 1968 . 12 . National Library of Australia . 21 July 2015 . 21 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240121002904/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/107046829 . live .
16. News: Emerson will boss Lobsters. Bangor Daily News. 16 November 1976. Google News Archive. 8 October 2016. 27 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220727192711/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uAQ0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=PCMIAAAAIBAJ&pg=4850,200718. live.
17. Book: The Bud Collins History of Tennis. 2010. New Chapter Press. New York. 978-0942257700. Bud Collins. 2nd. 575.
18. Web site: Roy Emerson. Sport Australia Hall of Fame. 25 September 2020. 23 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201023035745/https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/roy-emerson/. live.
19. https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/982262 It's an Honour: Australian Sports Medal
20. https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1126086 It's an Honour: Centenary Medal
21. Web site: Margie McDonald. Men will play for Roy Emerson trophy in Brisbane International. The Australian. 22 November 2011. 26 January 2014. 9 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140609083215/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/men-will-play-for-roy-emerson-trophy-in-brisbane-international/story-e6frg7mf-1226201828246. live.
22. Web site: Mr Roy Emerson. Queensland Sport Hall of Fame. qsport.org.au. 20 January 2014. 12 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180312023338/http://qsport.org.au/qshof/biography.asp?ID=5. dead.
23. News: Grand day for Emerson. The Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. 27 January 2013. 14 November 2014. 25 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925010746/http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/grand-day-for-emerson-20130126-2ddur.html. live.
24. Web site: The Roy Emerson Tennis Centre. www.emersontennis.com.au. Emerson Tennis Centre. 14 November 2014. 29 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129023826/http://emersontennis.com.au/. live.
25. Web site: Tony Moore. Plan to honour Brisbane tennis greats. Brisbane Times. 21 March 2013. 14 November 2014. 13 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150413214224/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/plan-to-honour-brisbane-tennis-greats-20130320-2gfr9.html. live.
26. Web site: Frew Park (former Milton Tennis Centre site) . 2022-08-22 . . en . 15 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200915091401/https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/things-to-see-and-do/council-venues-and-precincts/parks/parks-by-suburb/milton-parks/frew-park-former-milton-tennis-centre-site . live .
27. News: Tennis legend Roy Emerson to be immortalised as a bronze statue. Tennis Queensland. Tennis Australia. 5 February 2016. 21 January 2017. 2 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202001632/http://www.tennis.com.au/qld/news/2016/02/05/tennis-legend-roy-emerson-to-be-immortalised-as-a-bronze-statue. live.
28. Web site: Grantlee Kieza. Tennis legend Roy Emerson treasures humble hometown start. The Courier Mail. 19 January 2017. 21 January 2017. 30 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170430084135/http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/tennis/tennis-legend-roy-emerson-treasures-humble-hometown-start/news-story/a9728133cfdeb0a8a7b09a1000d5255c. live.