MIGHTY MAGGIE, SHE GATHERED TITLES LIKE PLUCKING GRAPES
How about a party, mate? Aussies love a high-spirited get together, and the chance to throw one. What better reason than to hail the chief collector of important tennis championships?
Margaret Court and Bud celebrating the 40th anniversary of her 1970 Grand Slam
That would be Margaret Court, the No. 1 guest at a celebratory Melbourne Park luncheon on the day of the female final, an occasion she graced many times.
You might say she crawled into tennis anonymously, yet departed upright, draped in headlines and stardust and all the right stuff that could flow from a racket. continue reading »
January 29 2010 | Grand Slam | No Comments »
