The world of tennis has suffered a great loss. Australian Owen Davidson, a 13-time Grand Slam winner in doubles, 11 times in mixed doubles and twice in doubles, has died at the age of 79. He forever entered the history books of the Open era.
Information about the death of Owen Davidson was made public in the media on Saturday, May 13th. The legendary tennis player died the day before in Conroe, Texas. His career was very rich in success, most of which he celebrated playing in mixed doubles. The Australian has been an inspiration to many younger players, no wonder. The news that the tennis player had died disturbed not only his teammates, but above all fans from all over the world.
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Mixes were Owen Davidson’s strong point. He managed to win Grand Slam tournaments using this formula eleven times, and in eight of them he was paired with the legendary Billie Jean King. The 79-year-old tennis player posted on social networks a few words that she dedicated to her deceased colleague and competitor.
“Yesterday the world lost Owen Davidson, a tennis Hall of Famer who proudly represented Australia in the Davis Cup, a man who was my doubles partner and lifelong friend of Ilana and me. Owen was the only one I could beat at Wimbledon in the mixed doubles. Our hearts are broken but we find peace in the wonderful memories that Davo and I shared,” the tennis legend tweeted.
Owen Davidson made tennis history
If in doubles he was one of the best tennis players in history, then in singles he was not so strong. In 1966, he reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon, which was the best achievement of his singles career. It is worth noting that he went down in history as a tennis player who won the first match of the Open Era. He beat John Clifton in it for the 1968 British Hardcourt Championship.
Expressions of sympathy for the family of the deceased tennis player appeared on social networks. Information about his funeral and cause of death has not been released.
Source: Wprost
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