But there was a lot of indecision about it, because nobody knew how the associations were going to react — you didn’t know if it was going to go completely flat or whether it was going to work. So I just would abide by the Lawn Tennis Association, the British governing body. You know, you just didn’t know what’s going to happen. And it was, what, it was 300 pounds and the men’s was a thousand — a thousand. So I would sort of just ... it all added up to say, hey, you know, why not just wait and see what happens, basically.

When did you officially turn pro, and take prize money?

At the U.S. Open.

How did you like playing at Forest Hills in those years, the U.S. Nationals, and starting in 1968 the U.S. Open?

It was just such a great tournament. You know, everybody stayed in town, you got the subway out. If you hung out with some people who were a little better off, it was fun because you’d get some better meals and get better looked after. But you always had an absolute blast. I mean, the one thing about — in those days about Forest Hills, which it was sort of the end of the year.

So you could see all your friends, you know how it goes at the end of the tournament — everybody’s gone and everyone’s saying goodbye to everybody, and you don’t see them again for ages. You don’t see them for months. So it was sort of a bittersweet situation in Forest Hills. And, in those days, the players played all three events — singles, doubles and mixed doubles — played as many weeks as you could in the year.