1986 John Newcombe Rolex Tennis Ad ...

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John Newcombe

Tennis Superstar with 26 Grand Slam Titles

John Newcombe is an Australian tennis superstar who dominated the tennis game from the early 1960s through the 1970s. He won 8 Grand Slam singles titles, and overall he won 26 Grand Slam major titles. Essentially, he was the Roger Federer of his time. 

As mentioned above, John Newcombe won 26 Grand Slam titles. What exactly is a Grand Slam title? A Grand Slam Title is any time a player wins:

• The Australian Open
• The French Open
• The U.S. Open
• Wimbledon 

To date Roger Federer holds the record for Grand Slam titles at 20, but his are all Men's Singles Titles. John Newcombe holds 26, which include 8 Men's Single Titles, with the rest being Double's Titles, or Mixed Doubles. If you include his 1965 Mixed Doubles shared with his count would be 27 Grand Slam Titles. He holds the record to this day for the maximum number of Grand Slam Titles.

This first Tiffany & Company Rolex Day-Date ad is from 1975.

"In an age of instant obsolescence, the classic Rolex endures."

–Rolex (1975)

This next Rolex Ad is also from 1975 and it is from Rolex's photo in the watch series which was fun. You also have to love the Rolex statement about how Rolex watches transcend obsolescence. As we look 41 years back at this Rolex ad, we realize this statement was absolutely true!!!

This next image below on the right shows John Newcombe on the right featured in a Rolex brochure from the 1970s.

This next John Newcombe ad below is from 1986, after John retired, and it refers to him by his nickname of Newk.

This next images are recent photos of John Newcombe and he is still wearing his Rolex watches which he has been wearing for at least 46 years!!!

Rolex & Roland-Garros

Rolex & Roland-Garros

Wimbledon 2019: Borg v. McEnroe

Wimbledon 2019

July 1 - July 14, 2019

It's that time of the year again and Wimbledon is in full swing with the finals coming up this weekend!!! Nick Gould sent in this great photo of Gold Legend, Jack Nicklaus attending Wimbledon 2019 while wearing a yellow gold Day-Date with a black dial.

Borg v. McEnroe
1980 Wimbledon

The rivalry between John McEnroe and Björn Borg is one of the greatest in history. Rolex just debuted this really cool video so I thought it would be great to share a little more detail on their relationship.

In the photo below taken back in the early 1980s, we see Björn Borg and John McEnroe and they are both wearing Rolex Datejust watches.

In the photo below from 1980, we see André Heiniger with legendary tennis star Bjorn Borg on June 11. On the evening of Men's singles finals at Wimbledon. The 1980 Wimbledon Men's final match was between Björn Borg and John McEnroe was a dramatic struggle which went on for a long time with Borg prevailing. This amazing photo appears courtesy of SC3.

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The Spirit Of Wimbledon

Four Part Series 

Wimbledon from 1877 to 2011

Rolex is the primary sponsor of the Wimbledon Tennis tournament, as well as being the official timekeeper. Rolex recently released this amazing four-part documentary on the history of Wimbledon and it is amazing!!!

Rolex & the US Open

Rolex & the US Open
A few weeks ago, I published a detailed story about how Rolex has become the official lead sponsor for the US Open. Rolex just released this cool video on the US Open which begins this weekend on August 27th and runs through September 9, 2018.

Chris Evert World #1 Professional Tennis Player

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Chris Evert

World #1 Professional Female Tennis Player

Chris Evert is one of the greatest tennis players in history. She won 18 Grand Slam Singles Champions and three Doubles Titles in her amazing career. She was ranked the Number 1 singles player in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980 and 1981.

Chris Evert was featured in many Rolex ads over the years and below we see several that share a fascinating story of achievement.

1985

1987

1991

Roger Federer & Chris Evert Lloyd

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Wimbledon 2014

Roger Federer & Chris Evert Lloyd

Two Of The Most Iconic Tennis Champions In History

So far, this years Wimbledon Championship has been superb. I was watching a fascinating interview that Chris Evert Lloyd did with Roger Federer, and I noticed they were both wearing Rolex watches. Roger is wearing the all-new 50th Anniversary Platinum Daytona and Chris is wearing a yellow gold Lady date in a 32MM model. Both have worn Rolex their entire career, and even though Chris retired many years ago, she always wears Rolex.

The Chris Evert Lloyd Rolex magazine advertisement below was originally published, thirty years ago, in 1984. Chris Evert Lloyd's achievements in Tennis are truly amazing!

Roger Federer is arguably the greatest tennis play in history, and tomorrow he is scheduled to play in the Wimbledon Quarterfinals. The two Rolex ads below are from 2009.

Roger Federer: Rolex GV Milgauss

...Tennis Superstar...

Roger Federer

Rolex GV Milgauss

Rolex Hotness: Ana Ivanovic Ladies Oyster Perpetual Datejust

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Ana Ivanovic

The Rolex Ads

Not only is Ana Ivanovic one of the top ranked female tennis players in the world today, but she is also a Rolex Ambassador who is frequently featured in Rolex ads as seen below.

Rolex Tennis Super-Hotness: Ana Ivanovic

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2010

Yellow-Gold Rolex President

What can I say except, YYYOOOUUUUCHHHH!!!!! Oh Behave!!?!?! Simmer-Down-Now!!! I have no idea what I am talking about!?!?!

Rolex Coolness: Roger Federer...

Rolex Coolness: Roger Federer

The Greatest Tennis Player In History

Boy was Rolex ever right with the copy in this 2007 Rolex Ad!!! Roger has gone on to achieve amazing highs since this ad came out 2 years ago.

Tennis Grand Slam Winner Roger Federer Rolex Daytona