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TENNIS GUN

Date other

27 Feb 1928

Series name

Gaumont Graphic

NoS ID

386870

Extras

1 film clip

NfO synopsis: Renee Lacoste demonstrates the ‘tennis gun’, a device for rapidly firing tennis balls as a training aid.

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How to Find the Sweet Spot (2005)

Subject

Physics

A "sweet spot" is that unique place on a bat or racquet where you can hit a ball without jarring yourself. It’s also the perfect tuning point of a musical instrument, the point of balance in a circus act,...

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Billie Jean King on Wimbledon (1975)

Genre

Interview

Billie Jean King, American tennis player and President of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), interviewed on her meeting with Wimbledon officials?, the Women’s Tennis Association, the prospect of...

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Matthews Meets Fred Perry, tennis player (1986)

Mike Matthews meets Fred Perry, an English tennis player and Wimbledon champion. He was the World No. 1 tennis player and the only player to win in 4 consecutive years [1934 to 1938]. Born May 18, 1909, he...

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Tennis coach on epilepsy (1980)

Genre

Interview

Interview with a female tennis coach (identified as Anne), on the effects of epilepsy after receiving an unidentified award. Female interviewer not identified.

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Tennis coach on epilepsy (1980)

Genre

Interview

Interview with a female tennis coach (identified as Anne), on the effects of epilepsy after receiving an unidentified award. Female interviewer not identified.

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Roger Taylor on career in tennis (1979)

Genre

Interview

Interview with British player Roger Taylor, about Wimbledon and his tennis career. (In two parts).

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Women’s tennis in the UK (1990)

Genre

Interview

Interview on women’s tennis in the UK, with reference to young players Samantha Smith and Sarah Loosemore. Female speaker and male interviewer not identified.

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Cliff Richard tennis trail (1992)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Cliff Richard who has launched the Cliff Richard Tennis Trail, sponsored by Direct Line Insurance, where tennis coaches will visit primary schools in Cliff’s Summer Holiday Bus to encourage...

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US tennis open-Chris Evert retires (1989)

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

Paul Woodley reports from the US Open Tennis tournament at Flushing Meadow in New York where American female tennis player, Chris Evert, is due to play her last grand slam event. Also comments on the...

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