Lowest-ranked player to win men's major. Earned late entry to 1976 Australian Open. Beat legends Rosewall and Newcombe. Dropped winner's trophy after final ...

In many ways, the 1976 Australian Open was the end of a magical era in Australian tennis that ran from the 1950s to the ‘70s. Newcombe and Roche fight hard during the 1976 Australian Open.

Thirty-seven years ago this month, walked out on court in Melbourne a complete unknown. Two weeks later he had secured a place in tennis history. By the time the 1976 Australian Open opened (the ...

Mark Edmondson with the spoils of victory after his remarkable win in the men’s singles at the 1976 Australian Open. Credit: The Age It was described by Peter Stone in The Age as the greatest ...