The Future of Open Tennis

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The Future of Open Tennis

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Location

Belfast, Windsor Tennis Club

Year

1965

Date

Production 31/07/1965

Length

01min 08sec

Audio

sound

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

At Windsor Tennis Club, Bill Rutherford talks to Frank Sedgman about the future of open tennis. In ‘open’ tennis tournaments, anyone can apply to play. 

Notes

Francis "Frank" Arthur Sedgman AO (born 29 October 1927) is a retired world No. 1 Australian tennis player whose career ran from 1945 until 1976. Sedgman won five Grand Slam singles tournaments as an amateur as well as 22 Grand Slam doubles tournaments.   

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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