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Jun/11
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Book Review: “The Wimbledon Final That Never Was” By Sidney Wood with David Wood
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If you're a tennis observer, surely you recognize the name of Sidney Wood, known most for having won Wimbledon in 1931 at age 19 by default over Frank Shields, who was ordered by the USTA to skip the final in order rest his injured knee for an upcoming Davis Cup match.
Despite the free pass to a Wimbledon title, though he did defeat "unbeatable" Fred Perry in the semis, Wood was such a talented player that he played his first French Open and Wimbledon at age 15, he won the Arizona State mens title at age 14 weighing in under 90 pounds, and he whupped Ellsworth Vines 62 60 in Seabright as a teenager, among countless other court accomplishments. Continue to read full article...
