PROFESSIONAL TENNIS
SUZANNE LENGLEN’S ACTION. MAY BE FAR REACHING. (Aust. and N.Z. Cable.) London, Aug. 2. Sporting frillies 1 regard Suzanne Lenglen’s decision to turn professional j ¥ a bombshell, which may. have a far reaching efleot upon tennis. It is conceded that Mdlle Lenglen has no particular financial reason for throwing up her amateur status as she has a big income 'earned through films, a book, and writing newspaper articles. Her income, alone from photograph lees is considerable. The change will, prevent her competing at, the Riviera and Wimbledon tournaments, and may even affect her exhibition play, A GENERAL CHANGE OVER The' Daily Chronicle, after discussing the matter with, loading English amateur's, now playing, at' Eastbourne, says that there is 'hb general more towards professionalism, but players are unable to say what may happen if promoters organise exhibition Curing tournaments. Thus Smith African and Australian tours may tempt some amateurs.
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Feilding Star, Volume 4, Issue 862, 4 August 1926, Page 5
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