Keywords
Arete, Sport and Society, American Sport History, Tennis, 1970s, Popularity, French Open
Subjects
Tennis; Popular culture; Recreation; Nineteen seventies; French Open (Tennis Tournament)
Introduction
What ever happened to tennis, "The Sport of the Seventies?" It was all the rage. The names of the great players were known universally: King, Court, Evert, McEnroe, Borg, Ashe and Connors. After every big television tennis weekend you couldn't get a court in a public park without a two-hour wait. If you played in the big private venues, well you might be able to get a court at 2 a.m. on Wednesday or Thursday, but you couldn't expect much else.
Publication Date
6-7-1999
Document Type
Commentary
Type
Text
Format
application/pdf
Source Title
Sport and Society for Arete
Language
English
Collection
Publication Version
Author's version
Copyright Status
Author retained
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
History
Creator (Linked Data)
Crepeau, Richard C., 1941- (VIAF)
Recommended Citation
Crepeau, Richard C., "Tennis" (1999). On Sport and Society. 136.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/onsportandsociety/136
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