Dups Avery was a dangerous man. That is to say, he was much more than just a tennis player. Although that is not to say that he was not good at tennis. He beat me on at least four different occasions. No, maybe it was three. I am sometimes forgetful on such matters. But Dups had a hidden past. So hidden indeed that he could not remember himself. He was afflicted with retrograde amnesia.
I always assumed that it must have been the result of some sort of athletic injury he suffered in his past. It just made since with how amazing he was at tennis with the little effort he put into it. His supposed first game ever he nearly put the ball through... (static)
Published: June 12, 2010