The Mecca of Tennis
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- Pathe Super Sound Gazette
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Story
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- Summary
- World’s finest tennis players meet on the famous Centre Court. Miss Scriven, in the women’s first big match, beat Mlle Sigart the Belgian champion without losing a set. 7-5, 7-5. But the biggest sensation was downfall of Fred Perry, England’s No 1, toppled by Norman Farquarson of South Africa. 7-5, 6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4. E Meier (Spain), provided first thrill by only just failing to beat the redoubtable Australian John Crawford. 7-5, 6-4, 2-6, 3-6, 6-4.
- Keywords
- Sport
- Locations
- Wimbledon
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- Gaumont Rota
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Frank Augustus Bassill
- Camera
- John Campbell Gemmell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 176
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'The Mecca of Tennis', Pathe Super Sound Gazette Issue No. 33/52, 29 Jun 1933. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/90696 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)