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