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Newcombe

British  
/ ˈnjuːkəm /

noun

  1. John ( David ). born 1944, Australian tennis player; winner of seven Grand Slam singles titles (1967–75), including three at Wimbledon (1967, 1970, 1971)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Yesavage also broke a Series rookie pitcher strikeout record set 76 years ago by Don Newcombe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Newcombe teammate Sandy Koufax is sitting in his Dodger Stadium seat watching this kid twirl, wondering: Why can’t we get guys like this?

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Stolle was among the Australians - along with Roy Emerson, Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall and John Newcombe - who dominated the men's game late in the amateur era and start of the professional.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025

Don Newcombe gave up two two-run homers to Yogi Berra and a solo shot to Elston Howard.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2024

“Do you deny that the young man Jack Newcombe is near her?”

From Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir by Garvice, Charles

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