This Day in Sports History
January 27, 1960:
Seventeen-year-old Australian Margaret Smith arrives on the big-time tennis stage, upsetting reigning Wimbledon and U.S. champion Maria Bueno of Brazil in blistering 100° heat on the grass in the quarterfinals of the Australian National Championships. Readily establishing command, Smith pins Bueno to the baseline with powerful passing shots, neutralizing her customary serve-and-volley game. She’ll beat Jan Lehane in a straight-set final and eventually capture the Australian title a record 11 times.
B I R T H D A Y S
Frankie Alber t b. 1920
John Lowenstein b. 1947
Billy “White Shoes” Johnson b. 1952
Cris Collinsworth b. 1959
Marat Safin b. 1980
