Friday, February 5, 2010

Fred Perry, supreme down under: a Briton wins the 1934 Australian Open

Fred Perry beat Jack Crawford in the 1933 US Open final, above, then again in the 1934 Australian Open final, the last British men's singles winner there. Photograph: © Bettmann/Corbis

also: How 74 years of hurt for Britain unfolded since Fred Perry won Wimbledon in 1936

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/tennis/article7008986.ece

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