Thursday, June 4, 2009

How Britain's prince of tennis wooed Hollywood's top stars


"Fred Perry is best known today for the chain of leisurewear that bears his illustrious name. But almost three quarters of a century ago, he set Wimbledon ablaze when he won the men's singles – a feat that no Briton has achieved since. He was feted internationally, but in the genteel world of the 1930s no mention was made of his torrid love life."

read more:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/may/10/fred-perry-tennis-wimbledon-biography

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