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Players such as Hoad and Gonzalez, meantime, had few chances to stockpile their own cache of majors, even though many consider them among the best of all time.

Let the debate begin: Is Federer now the greatest of all time? 2009

Phil Hoad has assembled a nice collection of film clips over at the Guardian.

“the best curse-filled film gobbets on the web”? | clusterflock 2009

"I won a lot when Hoad and Rosewall and Gonzalez weren't able to play in those tournaments," Laver said.

Let the debate begin: Is Federer now the greatest of all time? 2009

Similarly, some of his greatest rivals such as Ken Rosewall, Lew Hoad and Pancho Gonzalez already had turned pro, meaning Laver faced lighter competition for some of his wins.

Let the debate begin: Is Federer now the greatest of all time? 2009

Phil Hoad announces a new Guardian blog called Clip Joint, which will present a roundup of his favourite cinema-related clips on the web.

May 2007 Maxine 2007

The bible contained a letter, dated 1911, about a young man called Harry Hoad who had just left school and was being recommended for employment by his headmaster.

Nobody's grand-dad at all desperance 2007

There's a slim chance the song is wrong, for a Harry E Hoad was married in early 1916, and he might have managed to have been a grand-dad after all, but damn if the whole thing hasn't affected a bunch of us.

Nobody's grand-dad at all desperance 2007

Phil Hoad tells of how we conspired to kill the stars

The New Hollywood Ed Gorman 2008

Phil Hoad tells of how we conspired to kill the stars

Archive 2008-07-01 Ed Gorman 2008

Before the open era began in 1968, only amateurs could play in Grand Slam events, diluting the competition and costing such great pros as Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall and Lew Hoad many chances at major titles.

Is Sampras' legacy determined yet? 2000