Picture No | 10678003 |
Date | 1937 |
Description | Bunny Austin and Lyttleton Rogers at Wiimbledon |
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Henry Wilfred 'Bunny' Austin (1906-2000), looks up at the towering frame of his 6 ft 7 inche opponent, Lyttelton Rogers of Ireland, coming out to play the first match at Wimbledon in the Coronation Year Lawn Tennis Championships. Austin won the four-set match, 3-6, 8-6, 6-1, 6-2.
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Source | Unattributed photograph in The Sphere, 26 June 1937 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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