The Great Tennis Rivalry Ken Rosewall vs Rod Laver 1972 WCT Final

The 1972 World Championship Tennis (WCT) Finals singles match drew an estimated 21 to 23 million television viewers in the United States. Broadcast live on NBC, the epic five-set showdown in Dallas, Texas—where Ken Rosewall defeated Rod Laver—became a cultural milestone. It was widely credited as "the match that made tennis in the United States" due to its unprecedented, record-breaking domestic audience.