The Way To Wimbledon - Record F (1954)

Continued. c. 1954 Net being tightened on tennis court at Wimbledon. Crowds look on. Umpire’s chair moved into position. Officials sit down. Man measures the height of the net. Quick sequence - man and woman walking in thoroughfare, players washing in dressing room, people walking towards courts, player in dressing room, people taking their seats. A large group of school girls in uniform take their places in the crowd. Crowd in the stands. Ballboy takes position. Duchess of Kent arrives at main entrance and gets out of car. Player looks at watch in dressing room. He holds a tennis racket. C/U wristwatch. Player fidgets in dressing room. Crowd shot. Two players come out of “Gentleman’s Dressing Room“, the camera follows their feet. They climb the stairs and walk out through swing door. The camera focuses on sign above the door: “If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two impostors just the same.“ (A quote from Kipling). Two players walk out onto main court carrying tennis rackets an