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Ilie Nastase, Wimbledon, 1977

Ilie Nastase, Wimbledon, 1977

Ilie Nastase holds up his Wimbledon match against Andrew Pattison for ten minutes so that referee Fred Hoyles can come to the court to hear his demand for more linesmen. After the match Pattison refused, for the first time in his career, to shake an opponent's hand. See more of Nastase in the gallery Wimbledon: Upsets.

In this photo: Ilie Nastase

Photo: Keystone/Getty Images

Jun 22, 1977