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Jun 2023
24m 56s

Wimbledon Tennis 1969

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About this episode

Following up on my Wimbledon 1968 episode I
take a look at the second Wimledon Championships
of the Open era. Can Rod Laver successfully defend
his title against legends of the game like Ken Rosewall, 
Pancho Gonzales, Roy Emerson, John Newcombe and
Arthur Ashe ?

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