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7th July 1961: Australian tennis player Rod Laver proudly holding the Men's Singles Trophy at Wimbledon, after defeating Chuck McKinley. (Photo by Douglas Miller/Keystone/Getty Images)

7th July 1961:  Australian tennis player Rod Laver proudly holding the Men's Singles Trophy at Wimbledon, after defeating Chuck McKinley.  (Photo by Douglas Miller/Keystone/Getty Images)