[2] Augustus Zerlentis' family originated from Chios but he was born in Egypt, where his parents had moved in 1886.

Around that time it happened that he met with the United States champion R. Norris Williams, whose playing technique had a big impact and influence on his later style.

[7][8][4] Prior to his Davis Cup enlistment in 1926 he was drafted into a meeting between Greece and Czechoslovakia and won the first two rubbers in singles and second in men's doubles.

[4] In 1928 in a mixed team match against Hungary in Budapest the Greek troupe was whitewashed by the host nation.

[4] Eventual world number one Bill Tilden described Zerlendis in 1921 as "[...] a baseliner of the most pronounced type.

I cannot adequately analyse his game because his first principle is to put back the ball no matter how, and this he carries into excellent effect.