Article: Where Bunny reached his final; answers to correspondents.

Byline: JAMES BLACK

QUESTION

In the churchyard of St Gregory's in Stoke St Gregory, Somerset, is the grave of Wimbledon tennis finalist Bunny Austin. What was his connection with the village?

HENRY Wilfred 'Bunny' Austin was an undoubted legend from a golden age of British tennis.

Although somewhat overshadowed by the immense achievements of his peer Fred Perry, Austin's talent and ability saw him reach two Wimbledon finals, losing to Americans Ellsworth Vines and Donald Budge in 1932 and 1938 respectively.

He also reached the final of the 1937 French Open, where he lost to the German Henner Henkel.

Austin never won ...

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