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 | | Both went on to become multiple Wimbledon champions and are legends in the history of tennis. |
 | | John Pius Boland, of Ireland, was the first male champion, beating Dionysios Kasdaglis 6-3, 6-1, despite the fact that his trip to Athens was for an archaeological dig. |
 | | A Greek friend of Boland's, Thrasyvoalas Manaos, was a member of the organising committee of the Games and managed to get Boland into the tournament. |
| www.times-olympics.co.uk /communities/tennis/tennishistory.html (554 words) |
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