Word: wimbledon
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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...
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...
...tentative rankings, released a month ago, the U.S.L.T.A. put Tony Trabert, national clay court champion, in the No. 1 spot. Vic Seixas, national grass court finalist, was ranked No. 2. In the No. 3 slot: Australian and Wimbledon Champion Dick Savitt. After last week's meeting, the ranking order was juggled in topsy-turvy fashion, but not before a lot of gratuitous advice had been thrown in from the sidelines...
Shields's choice placed an almost unbearable burden on semi-retired Schroeder, and it ignored the man who, on the basis of his Wimbledon and Australian championships, is generally considered the U.S.'s No. 1 player. Dick Savitt, who had been blasted earlier by Shields for his "stupid" play, promptly sounded off: "I still think the deal was arranged before we ever left America. I've been beating Ted in practice...
...displaying the resounding all-court game that won him the U.S. title, whipped through Schroeder, 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. This tied the teams at one match apiece and paved the way for the vital doubles point against the Aussies' Sedgman and Ken McGregor, U.S., Wimbledon and Australian title holders...