Wimbledon Opens (1953)

The opening of the lawn tennis championships at Wimbledon, London. Aerial Wimbledon courts. SV. Players arriving, pan down to bags. SV. Australians arrive. CU. Fred Perry chatting to friend. SV. Tony Mottram and H. Stewart (USA) on right walk- ing on to centre court. STV. Crowd. SV. Mottram serving and in play. . Tea gardens. SV. Pressmen, pan to Maria Weiss (Argentine) posing on arriving. SCU. Mr. and Mrs. Seixas (USA) SV. J. Drobny (Egypt) on arrival. GV. Games in progress on various courts. SV. Crowd. GV. Hoad (Australian) far end of No.1 Court playing Russell Seymour (S. Africa) SV. Hoad in play. SCU. Girls picnicking. GV. Drobny playing Destremau (France). (Destremau in long trousers. He wins a point). STV. Crowd applauding. SV. Drobny in play. STV. Crowd applauding. SV. Ken Rosewall in play - he wins. GV. Crowd. SCU. Rosewall signs autographs. (Orig. Neg.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCI