Advantage, God
January, 1973
London, England--Art Buchwald, the oldest professional tennis player in the history of the game, dropped dead today of a heart attack on the Centre Court at Wimbledon. He was 93 years old.Mr. Buchwald was playing in the final match of the men's singles against Pancho Romero and was leading 6-1, 6-0, when, in the third set with the score 4-2, Romero hit a blazing drive down the middle of the court. Buchwald clutched his heart, blood drained from his face, but he managed to return the ball, much t...
