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July 4, 1938: The day Suzanne Lenglen, tennis’ first female superstar, passed away

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1938, Suzanne Lenglen, the first female tennis superstar, passed away at the young age of 39

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May 9, 1915: The day Anthony Wilding, the first tennis superstar, was killed in World War I

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On May 9, 1915, a tennis superstar and winner of 118 tournaments was killed on the battlefield

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