saint0917
June 22nd, 2009, 06:06 AM
6/20/49:
Top-seeded American Ted Schroeder is forced to five sets by Gardnar Mulloy in the first round at Wimbledon before winning the final set, 7-5. Mulloy expends a great deal of energy going up two sets to none, and Schroeder exploits this to forge his comeback. This match serves as an appetizer for Schroeder’s fortnight in London. He’s pushed to five sets in the quarterfinals, semis and the final by Frank Sedgman, Eric Sturgess and Jaroslav Drobny, respectively, and rallies to victory each time to win the championship. The fans and the Fleet Street tabloids dub him “Lucky Ted” for his series of hairbreadth escapes.
B I R T H D A Y S
Doris Hart b. 1925
Len Dawson b. 1935
Dave Elmendorf b. 1949
MaliVai Washington b. 1969
LaVar Arrington b. 1978
Top-seeded American Ted Schroeder is forced to five sets by Gardnar Mulloy in the first round at Wimbledon before winning the final set, 7-5. Mulloy expends a great deal of energy going up two sets to none, and Schroeder exploits this to forge his comeback. This match serves as an appetizer for Schroeder’s fortnight in London. He’s pushed to five sets in the quarterfinals, semis and the final by Frank Sedgman, Eric Sturgess and Jaroslav Drobny, respectively, and rallies to victory each time to win the championship. The fans and the Fleet Street tabloids dub him “Lucky Ted” for his series of hairbreadth escapes.
B I R T H D A Y S
Doris Hart b. 1925
Len Dawson b. 1935
Dave Elmendorf b. 1949
MaliVai Washington b. 1969
LaVar Arrington b. 1978