Rosewall

American  

[rohz-wawl] / ˈroʊzˌwɔl /

noun

1. Ken(neth R.), born 1934, Australian tennis player.

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Rosewall British  

/ ˈrəʊzˌwɔːl /

noun

1. Ken ( neth ). born 1934, Australian tennis player: won eight Grand Slam singles titles, including the Australian Open four times (1953, 1955, 1971, 1972)

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Example Sentences

On Thursday Wawrinka became the first player aged 40 or over to reach the men's third round at a Slam since Ken Rosewall at the Australian Open in 1978.

From Barron's

They will face USA or Poland in the final of the mixed gender tournament after Belinda Bencic and Jakub Paul beat Elise Mertens and Zizou Bergs 6-3 0-6 10-5 after a match tie-break at the Ken Rosewall Arena.

From BBC

Ken Rosewall was 37 when he won the last of his eight major titles, while the now-retired Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were 36 when they last triumphed.

From BBC

Tennis is built for rivalries, and it had several over the years, among others: Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall, Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe, and Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert.

From Los Angeles Times

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