Wimbledon Blues Sta,—As a friend of Suzanne Lenglen from her
first visit when I saw her win the Singles Championship on the old ground at Wimbledon, may I rebut the charge made by J. P. W. Mallalieu in his sprightly article Wimbledon Blues? He• writes of Mlle. Lenglen: " Wasn't she always keeping Queen Mary waiting ? " I know all the facts about the one and only occasion when Queen Mary, was denied the pleasure of a Lenglen match. Suzanne used to rely on a friend finding out the time and match when she was to play. Once this friend forgot to tell her overnight that she was due on the Centre Court at 2 p.m. Suzanne was entertaining friends when she was informed that Her Majesty (always so welcome at Wimbledon) was waiting for the match. Dis- tracted, she hurried to Wimbledon and was hysterical when she learned that the Queen had left. I am sure she was forgiven for this sole lapse in a career of methodical care, for I saw Queen Mary chatting graciously with Mlle. Lenglen not very long after this unfortunate incident.— Yours truly, DAVID WILLIAMSON.
National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W.I.
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