According to many authorities, including Larry Englemann in his book, The Goddess and the American Girl: The Story of Suzanne Lenglen and Helen Wills, Lenglen was forbidden to play Wills by her father, and, because almost for the first time she was defying her father, she was sleepless for the whole night before the match, and in a state of the highest nervous tension.
Ifølge mange kilder, herunder Larry Englemann i hans bog The Goddess and the American Girl: The Story of Suzanne Lenglen and Helen Wills, havde Lenglens far forbudt hende at spille mod Wills, og fordi hun for næsten første gang trodsede sin far, lå hun søvnløs hele natten før kampen, og inden kampen var hun meget nervøs.