Festival Wimbledon

Festival Wimbledon


Highlights of the 1951 Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship. Featured players include: Gottfried Von Cramm, Hamilton Richardson, Althea Gibson, Jaroslav Drobny, Budge Patty, Margaret Dupont and Louise Bough. Players are seen visiting the 1951 festival exhibition on the South Bank. Various sports and media personalities are seen in and around the courts. Dan Maskell gives a detailed commentary on a slow-motion study of Ken McGregor's playing style. Ends with highlights of the men's and women's semi-finals, followed by: the men's singles final between Dick Savitt and Ken McGregor; the ladies singles final between Doris Hart and Shirley Fry; the ladies doubles final won by Doris Hart and Shirley Fry; the men's doubles final won by Ken McGregor and Frank Sedgman; and the mixed doubles final won by Doris Hart and Frank Sedgman.


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