Peter Luck's narration is concise and engaging. At just a minute in length, this clip offers an effective vignette of the career of one of Australia's tennis pioneers. This Bicentennial Minutes clip is a wonderful example of the use of archival footage to tell a compelling story. He was the first non-British player to win the Wimbledon singles and doubles titles in 1907 and again in 1914 (he was runner-up in the singles in 19).Īfter his active playing career Brookes became president of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia and was knighted in 1939. Known as ‘The Wizard’, and always attired in long sleeves and cloth cap, Brookes’ controlled speed in ground shots and aggressive net attack took him to the top of international tennis. He was part of the Australasian Davis Cup team that won the title on six occasions and is considered to have been the world No.1 player in the 1900s. This episode features Australian tennis great Norman Brookes who won the Davis Cup for Australia in 1907. This clip is from Bicentennial Minutes, a series of 60-second snapshots of Australian history produced in 1988 to mark 200 years since the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney in 1788. She is also known for defeating Bobby Riggs in a much-hyped exhibition match dubbed 'The Battle of the Sexes' in September 1973.Įarlier in the same year, Riggs had easily defeated Margaret Court in a similar exhibition game which became known as the 'Mother's Day Massacre'. She is the only player in tennis history to complete a multiple Grand Slam set, twice, in all three disciplines: singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles.Ĭourt was dubbed the 'Aussie Amazon' because of her rigorous exercise routine.Īmerican Billie Jean King was a world No.1 tennis player with 39 Grand Slam victories in singles, doubles and mixed doubles, including six single Wimbledon titles. Court’s victory was her third Wimbledon title and her third Grand Slam win of the year.Ĭourt amassed more major titles than any other player in tennis history with 192 singles titles, including 24 Grand Slam titles. This was before the introduction of tie-breakers to decide sets. New listing Vintage 2003 Space Invaders Plug & Play Video /t.v Game Plus PC CD-Rom Game. This footage from the Nine Network shows the first set of the 1970 Women's Singles Championship match between Australia's Margaret Court and American tennis star, Billie Jean King.Ĭourt won the match in straight sets, 14-12 and 11-9. Vintage TRITON MINI TVG-111 Early TV Video Games Console Pong Tennis Football.
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