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Young Rosewall fought back through a fine last set. But now, for the first time in eleven tries at Wimbledon, Old Drob was running into luck. Low drives that hit the net cord dropped in for him, high lobs kicked up chalk on the baseline and his big service took on a wallaby's hop. With the score at 8-7, Drobny smacked across an ace on a second serve. The final point was an ace as well.
For a full five minutes the crowd of 15,000 cheered. Old Drob knew better than to try to jump the net. He simply stood there in midcourt, his arms spread, and roared with laughter. He had finally done it. "That's it," he said happily. "From here on in, it will be just fun . . . I'll be back. But I don't think I'll win again. Maybe next year I will be too old."
Playing in a gusty wind that disturbed her usually impeccable game, Maureen ("Little Mo") Connolly outlasted California's Louise Brough in the women's finals, 6-2, 7-5, and won the Wimbledon singles title for the third straight year.