Word: australian
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Married. Australia's Tennis Star Frank (Francis Arthur) Sedgman, 24, U.S. singles champion and holder (with Partner Ken McGregor) of the Wimbledon, French, U.S. and Australian doubles titles; and Margaret Jean Spence, 21, daughter of a Melbourne professional golfer; after their "wedding gift fund," scraped up by the public in appreciation of Frank's decision to stay "amateur" (TIME, Jan. 4), swelled to $12,150; in Melbourne...
...midst of defending his Australian tennis championship last week, Dick Savitt found himself in a tight spot. He dropped the first two sets of his semifinal match with Aussie Ken McGregor, won the third set, and was leading 3-2 in the fourth when it began to rain. Play was stopped, and Savitt glowered at the weather as he stalked off the court...
While Savitt sulked, the Aussie tennis fans fidgeted in their seats and shouted: "Come on and play, Savitt!" Referee Piper shrugged his shoulders and left the court to get help from a higher authority, Sir Norman Brookes, president of the Australian Lawn Tennis Association. During the five-minute discussion that followed, Sir Norman put his arm around Savitt's shoulder and pleaded with him to play. Still sulking, Savitt turned his back. Finally, 13 minutes after his walkout, and at the earnest urging of his doubles partner, young (18) Ham Richardson, Savitt went back on to the court...
McGregor won four of the next five games, and the match, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, beating the player who had whipped him for the Australian and Wimbledon titles last year...
...McGregor, who had also gained sympathy when he failed to get a singles berth on Australia's Davis Cup team, finally had his day. McGregor this week pulled a stunning upset by beating Doubles Teammate Sedgman, U.S. champion, 7-5, 12-10, 2-6, 6-2, for the Australian title...