carlo the point about collins is that he is making a general point about prestige ie wembley and us pro were over years the  most prestigous the french dissappeared for more years than the other  he is not specifically referring to  In  with laver rosewall hoad and gonzales in the us field you have the four great pros of the era anyway Once laver joined in  all  had strong fields every year the absences of hoad say in  from all  does not matter Laver and rosewall won every major from  onwards and were completely dominant no other pro was ever a legitmate candidate for the top  spots I admit all the sources I have are anglo saxon but its clear aussies brits and americans all had the same view  ie wembley and us pro the best Its probably a bit unfair on the french but the french pro needs other supporters beyond its compatriots  jeffreyneave  sept