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Sporting Witness: Fred Perry - Tennis Legend

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01/07/2017 GMT

Fred Perry - Tennis Legend

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Fred Perry - Tennis Legend

The British tennis player who became a global celebrity in the 1930s

The British tennis player who became a global celebrity in the 1930s.

In the 1930s, Fred Perry won three Wimbledon tennis championships in a row, becoming a global celebrity. Simon Watts tells his story using BBC archive interviews with Perry and other players from a golden era of tennis.

PHOTO: Fred Perry in action at Wimbledon in the 1930s (Getty Images)

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