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From the archives: ‘Many cases of fainting’ at Wimbledon final, July 1935

Helen Wills Moody in action - this time against Kathleen McKane in the Ladies tennis final at Wimbledon. (PA)
Helen Wills Moody in action - this time against Kathleen McKane in the Ladies tennis final at Wimbledon. (PA)

AS Wimbledon gets into full swing, it’s incredible to think that the tournament has been running since 1877 – with a gentlemen’s singles match on the 9th July.

Since then, the oldest tennis tournament in the world has gained global fame and continues to grip audiences – at the venue, on screens and on the radio.

On the 7th July 1935, 82 years ago, the Sunday Post reported on the triumph of ‘tennis queen’ Helen Wills Moody. This was her seventh win.

Over her career, the American tennis player won the women’s singles at Wimbledon an incredible eight times. This record was not broken until 1990, when Martina Navratilova won her ninth title.

Appearing modest after her win Helen said: “I never ought to have won”.

 

A copy of the Sunday Post from Sunday 7th July, 1935

The article also states that the crowd of spectators were mainly women and gave Helen a ‘tumultuous ovation’ as she left the court.

Alarmingly, the article also states there were ‘many cases of fainting’, partly because of ‘intense heat’, and party due to ‘excitement’.

 

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