MY GREIXAS! WHAT TANTRUMS. The polite but disapproving headline of London's Daily Sketch all but marked the end of U.S. hopes to hang on to the Wimbledon title that Tony Trabert used last year as his ticket to the pro ranks.
Out on the trim, worn turf of the center court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Philadelphia's handsome, aging (32) Vic Seixas (rhymes with gracious) blew a handsome lead. For most of five sets the crowd got some thrilling tennis. Then Seixas' styleless but often effective game came to pieces in the face of a...
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