One of the greatest tennis players of all time, Bill Tilden was the World No. 1 player for seven years. Unique among tennis players, Tilden became a great player only at the relatively advanced age of 27 - in his college days, he was not even considered good enough to play on his college team. Besides his great physical abilities, he was an extremely cerebral player, a master of both strategy and tactics, adept at adapting himself to his opponent's style and turning his strengths against him. He always tried to give his paying audience its money's worth and it's alleged he would deliberately lose the opening sets of a match in order to prolong the battle and to make it more interesting for both himself and the spectators.

"Tennis and golf are best played, not watched."

- Roger Kahn, famous writer

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