"The Wimbledon Final That Never Was . . .: And Other Tennis Tales from a By-Gone Era" by Sidney Wood for sale and download here https://t.co/ub4WWy96UF #Amazon via @Amazon
Sept. 23, 1938: After a delay of six days due to a hurricane hitting the New York area, play is resumed at the U.S. Championships at Forest Hills as Don Budge keeps his Grand Slam alive by beating 1931 Wimbledon champion Sidney Wood 63 63 63 in the men’s semifinals.
Here's David Wood, the son of Sidney Wood, with @TennisPublisher at a promotional event for "The Wimbledon Final That Never Was . . .: And Other Tennis Tales from a By-Gone Era" by David's father Sidney at the Town Tennis Club in NYC. Get the book here https://t.co/0pIuKjlvjG
I presume Sidney Wood, the 1931 @Wimbledon champion, is not included because he is the only player to win a singles title at SW19 without playing a final, as documented in his @WimbyFinalNever book 😀
July 3, 1931: Wimbledon announces that the men's singles final will not be played as Frank Shields withdraws from the final against Sidney Wood due to injury sustained in his semifinal win. Read the crazy story in the @WimbyFinalNever book here https://t.co/yqoeFADptt
Seeing Reilly Opelka still slam aces while hobbling with his bad knee reminds me of the story of Frank Shields (Brooke's grandfather) doing the same to close out a Wimbledon semifinal win over Jean Borotra in 1931 as told in the @WimbyFinalNever book here https://t.co/UfieBv27Kl
"Boris Becker had one of the fastest of serves that on some days made him almost unbeatable." - Sidney Wood in his "Wimbledon Final That Never Was" book on @TheBorisBecker who replaced Wood as the youngest Wimbledon men's champ ever in 1985
"Arthur Ashe had one of the best backhands ever and was an extraordinary tactician, but it was largely his many aces that won the critical points needed to bring home the bacon." - Sidney Wood