Quiz:what was significant about the 1914 US Open Williams-Behr match?

rufus_smith said:

Fun tennis quiz question that I got from watching Davis Cup on TV:
In 1914 Dick Williams beat Karl Behr 6-2, 6-2, 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the US Nationals (US Open). There was something very unusual about this match-up of players. What was it?

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treblings said:

both survived the sinking of the´Titanic´

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rufus_smith said:

Yup, both were on the Titantic, both survived, only 19% of men on the Titantic survived, and they ended up playing each other in the US Open. An amazing feat of chance.

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