The Workers’ Wimbledon
Tennis has often been considered an exclusive sport – but in the 1930s, trade unionists came together to challenge the private clubs with their own tournament: the ‘Workers’ Wimbledon.’
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David Berry is the author of A People’s History of Tennis, published by Pluto Press.
Tennis has often been considered an exclusive sport – but in the 1930s, trade unionists came together to challenge the private clubs with their own tournament: the ‘Workers’ Wimbledon.’