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Davis Cup - Aussies Win Again

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1700A
Date Released
4 Jan 1962
Date submitted
1 Jan 1962
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Schoolboys’ Own
  2. 2Speedsters on Show
  3. 3Davis Cup - Aussies Win Again
  4. 4New Year - A Snowy Start

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Davis Cup. DESCRIPTION: The temperature was in the upper nineties during the Davis Cup Challenge Round in Melbourne. Our pictures show just two of the five Australian wins that gave them the Davis Cup once more, Orlando Sirola (Italy) and Rod Laver, Roy Emerson and Nicola Pietrangeli (Italy) in their singles match. The cup was presented by the Governor General, Lord de L’Isle VC. SHOTLIST: Title scene. GV crowds. CU crowd (2 shots). MS Sirola and Laver walk out. CU crowd clap. GV Laver serves and wins point. GV crowd. MS Laver sponging neck. GV Sirola serves - game and match point Laver and Sirola shake hands at net. CU Pietrangeli and Emerson onto court. CU crowd. GV Pietrangeli serves - point to Emerson. GV crowd. GV Pietrangeli serves point to Emerson. MS Emerson serves an ace. MS crowd. GV Emerson serves and wins point and match. MS players shake hands. CU crowd clap. Cup presentation (2 shots).
Keywords
Sport; Tennis
Locations
Melbourne; Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
83657
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
192
Story extras:

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