The Story of Herb Fitzgibbon, The First Amateur To Beat A Pro At Wimbledon

By Randy Walker @TennisPublisher   The 2018 edition of The Championships at Wimbledon marks the 50th anniversary of the first time the world’s most prestigious tennis tournament opened its gates to professionals. At that first “open” Wimbledon in 1968, New Yorker Herb Fitzgibbon created a slice of history becoming the first amateur player to beat [...]

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