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Frederic Leighton
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Tennis is a game played on a rectangular court by two players (or four in doubles) whose objective is to hit a cloth-covered rubber ball with their racquets into their opponent's side of the court so that it cannot be returned.
William Renshaw and Ernest Renshaw, 1880.

Willoughby Hamilton, 1890.

Dorothea Douglas, 1892.

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Suzanne Lenglen meeting the Royals, 1926.
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Singer Ricky Nelson, 1958.

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Lew Hoad, National Doubles at Longwood Cricket Club, 1956.

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Jack Kramer and Bobby Riggs, Madison Square Garden, 1947.

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Newport Tennis, 1952.


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Col. Batista Of Cuba, 1938.

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Tennis match, Errol Flynn vs. Bill Tilden, 1945

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Pancho Gonzales, 1948.

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Ken McGregor, Jack Kramer, Frank Sedgman, 1953.

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Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko, 1964.

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Davis Cup Matches, 1950.

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Vic Seixas at the National Tennis Championships, 1954.
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Another trip down memory lane. Thanks for contributing these, FL and P.
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Hollywood producer Robert Evans, late 60s.
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Robert Taylor, 1936.

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Lewis Hoad At Boston National Doubles
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Pssst, hey you, thanks for sharing these. :)
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Bobby Riggs, 1940.
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