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...Herald Tribune Sport Reporter Al Laney, reporting how Herbert Flam stood up to Australian Frank Sedgman's serve: "This includes one game in which he missed altogether and lost at it and another in which he hit only twice but still won. And it is wonderfully consistent serving...
...Australia's Frank Sedgman, the London tennis title-final warmup for Wimbledon -over his Davis Cup teammate, Mervyn Rose, 10-8, 6-2; in London. Doubles winners: the U.S.'s Budge Patty and ex-Czech Jaroslav Drobny over Rose and Australian Don Candy...
...Veteran Jaroslav Drobny, 33, a self-exiled Czech, the French Tennis Championship, over Australia's Frank Sedgman, 6-2, 6-0, 3-6, 6-4; in Paris...
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...
...last fortnight when Shields unloosed his intemperate blast, finally had his comeuppance. And 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...