Tennis hay fever

[allergyboy2001]

Australian tennis player Ken Rosewall suffered from hay fever. No sneezing links here but a nose-wiping video and a funny graphic:

“Wimbledon 1970 [Ken Rosewall vs. John Newcombe]

32:20, 38:40, and …?

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“Wimbledon 1970 [Rosewall vs. John Newcombe]

…if you read the Sports Illustrated articles from that era on Rosewall, it discusses his trouble with hay fever at Wimbledon, which caused his upset losses at Wimbledon in 1968 and 1969. He apparently found some steroid injection treatment for the 1970 Wimbledon and had better results on the court that year, but if you take a look at the 1970 Wimbledon final match available on Youtube, you will see that Rosewall is essentially dragging himself around the court from the beginning, is well below form (especially compared to his more animated gait at Forest Hills that year), and is frequently pulling out a handkerchief to blow his nose throughout the match.”

 

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