In his heyday, ''Big Bill'' Tilden's dominance on the court was featured ... marker application for more than a year, compiling letters from tennis clubs, historians, former Wimbledon winners ...

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Not even Bill Tilden's penchant for self-destruction was enough for anyone to challenge his place in tennis history. Through glorious triumph and inglorious tragedy, Tilden remained Big Bill.

(CNN) -- Bill Tilden was a controversial tennis legend who dominated the sport in the 1920s, but died in disgrace. The American achieved fame and fortune through his tennis exploits and befriended ...