Tennis Singles Finals

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2458

Date Released

11 Jul 1976

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Britain in Miniature
2. 2Tennis Singles Finals

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Woman’s Singles Final. DESCRIPTION: Two former Champions, Chris Evert and Evonne Cawley, in the Ladies Singles Final. It proved to be a long three set match and finally victory went to Miss Evert 6-3, 4/6, 8-6In the Men’s Final the young Swede Bjorn Borg, faced the brilliant and temperamental Rumanian, Ilie Nastase, an all European Final. It was not to be Nastase’s day and Borg took the title in three straight sets. At 20 Bjorn Borg became one of the youngest Men’s Champions in Wimbledon history. SHOTLIST: GV Wimbledon. MS crowds, out. MS Miss Evert and Mrs Cawley coming onto court. MLS looking down on them facing the camera. CU Miss Evert and Mrs Cawley standing together. MS of the royal box. MS Miss Evert just about to start match. MCU Miss Evert serves and hits ball at 294’. MLS Mrs Cawley returning, they rally and Mrs Cawley looses point. Mrs Cawley goes on to loose first set. MS crowd applauding. MCS Miss Evert serving in the second set. They rally and Miss Evert hits ball into net. Mrs Cawley goes on to win second set. MS crowd. CU Miss Evert sitting down before third set. Pull back. CU Mrs Cawley sitting down. MS scoreboard showing one set all. MS crowd. MCU Miss Evert serving. MLS Mrs Cawley, they rally and Miss Evert looses the point. MS crowd. MCU Miss Evert serving for the championship. MLS rally which Miss Evert wins at 423’, she throws racket into air. MS Miss Evert comes up to net and is congratulated by Mrs Cawley. MS crowd clapping. MLS Miss Evert receives the shield from the Duchess of Kent. MCU Miss Evert shaking hands with the Duke of Kent. MS crowd clapping. MS Miss Evert holding shield, zoom in. CU Miss Evert holding shield. (209’). MEN’S SINGLES FINAL - CARD 76/117 MS Nastase and Borg walk out onto court. MLS ditto walking away from the camera. At 472’ they turn and bow. CU Nastase. Pull back. MCU tennis racket on the ground. Borg picks it up. Tilt as he stands up. MS crowd. MCU Nastase about to serve. MLS Nastase serves 501’ to start match, Borg returns at 502’, Nastase returns. MCU Borg hitting the ball. Zoom in as he has it again and wins point. MS Nastase serving and returns. MS Borg returning the ball and Nastase wins first game. CU Nastase drinking. MCU Borg serving - 2nd game. MS Nastase returning. MCU Borg returns and Nastase wins point. MS crowd. MLS Borg serving Nastase returns and looses point but goes on to win game. MS crowd clapping. MCU Nastase serving 3rd game. MLS Borg returns and Nastase hits ball into net, but Nastase goes on to win the game. MCU umpire. MS Borg serving. MLS Nastase returned serve. They volley and Nastase looses point. MS crowd clapping Borg having just won the game. CU Nastase sitting down. MS Borg serving in third set. MS Nastase returning. MS crowd watching ball. MCU ballboy watching ball. MS Borg serving in last point of championship. Pull back as he hits ball. He runs forward and at 620’ jumps and throws racket up into air, he walks towards net and Nastase jumps net to congratulate him. MS crowd clapping. MLS Borg walking forward to receive cup. Zoom in at 646’ he shakes hands with Duke of Kent. He is given cup at 655’, at 658’ he shakes hands with the Duchess of Kent. He holds cup up and turns round. MCU Borg kissing cup. MS Borg holding cup. MCU Borg holding cup. (216’).

Keywords

Royalty; Sport; Ceremonies

Locations

Wimbledon

Card file number

76/118

Credits:

Camera

Denis White

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

425

Story extras:

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