The Fate of Wimbledon Championships in the balance after Pilic's Suspension is Upheld: Many of the world's leading tennis players, including 15 out of 16 men's seeds, are likely to boycott the Wimbledon championships starting next Monday because of a High Court decision yesterday upholding the suspension of Nikki Pilic, the Yugoslav player, who has been suspended by the International Lawn Tennis Federation for failing to play for his country in a Davis Cup match. Today a number of world's best players will attend a meeting to decide whether they will walk out of the championships. Photo shows Nikki Pilic, the suspended Yugoslav tennis players, at his London hotel after the High Court judgment had upheld the suspension.
Photo measures 6.25 x 8 inches.
Photo is dated 06-06-1973.
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