July 1, 1995: The day Jeff Tarango defaulted himself out of Wimbledon

Jeff Tarango's Wimbledon default on July 1, 1995 is being revisited as a notorious moment in tournament history. The American became the first player to default himself at Wimbledon after repeated disagreements with chair umpire Bruno Rebeuh. The episode remains a key example of a player-umpire dispute spilling into a self-inflicted exit.

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