| WIMBLEDON Rod Laver and Karen Susman win final matches at Wimbledon. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5907 |
| Catalog #: | 162280 | |
| Clip Number: | 162280-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 62/56 | |
| Timecode: | 01:34:06 - 01:38:01 | |
| Location: | London, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1962 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Spectators, Sports LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London ROYALTY: British, Duchess of Kent (Princess Marina) ROYALTY: British, Princess Margaret ROYALTY: British, Queen Elizabeth II (Princess Elizabeth) SPORTS/RACQUET: Tennis, Lawn SPORTS/RACQUET: Tennis, Professional SPORTS/RACQUET: Tournament | |
| Description: | "WIMBLEDON". Rod Laver and Karen Susman win final matches at Wimbledon. London. The two Australian players in the Men's Finals tennis match, Rod Laver (right) and Mulligan, walk onto the court. Photographers clamor for pictures. The men bow to Queen Elizabeth II, seen in L/S in the royal box with Princess Margaret and Princess Marina. Several shots of the match with cutaways to the crowd watching the action and applauding. In one shot spectators all move their heads from side to side simultaneously watching the ball move from on side of net to other. Laver wins the match. Queen Elizabeth presents the trophy to Laver while spectators applaud. The next day we see players in the Women's Final, Karen Susman (USA) and Vera Sukova (Czechoslovakia) walking onto the court. They pose with bouquets of flowers for the press. Several shots of their match. 19-year-old Susman wins and is presented with the trophy plate by Princess Marina. | |
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