A GREAT VICTORY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 155, 5 July 1933, Page 7

A GREAT VICTORY.

ANDREWS-STEDMAN.

Defeat Quist and Turnbull in

Wimbledon Doubles

BOTH AUSTRALIAN PAIRS OUT

(United P.A.—Electric Telegraph-Copyrishl) (Received 11.30 a.m.) LONDON", July 4. The sensation of the British lawn tennis championships at Wimbledon to-day was the splendid victory of the New Zealanders, Andrews and Stedman, over Quist and Turnbull, the Australian pair who had beaten one of the favourite combinations in Vines and Glcdhill last Wednesday.

The New Zealanders. used the deep toss extensively, because the Australians were smashing ineffectively. When the Australians tried to retaliate their tosses were so short that they were invariably

"killed." Stedman was in admirable form in the final set. The Australians concentrated upon him almost throughout the match, but Stedman emerged surprisingly well, and brilliantly finished an exhausting match by winning his service to "love."

The contest lasted two hours. Quist was handicapped by a strained and bandaged wrist. Andrews and Stedman began brightly, establishing a 3 —l lead before the Australians settled down. Then despite Andrews' many excellent recoveries the. opposition took four consecutive games and won the set o—4.0 —4. Turnbull had been serving and volleying with great severity, but after winning the first two games in the second set the Australians became patchy, and Andrews beat them with powerful forehand drives. Stedman played up well, enabling the New Zealanders to take the set. Play in the third set also was patchy, but the Australians through concentrating the attack on Stedman— who was the weakest of the four—won this set.

While Quist and Turnbull were unable to hold their own services the New Zealanders steadily improved, and won the fourth set after another poor display by the Australians, who gave their opponents a feast of short tosses. Andrews used a forehand drive down the centre of the court with deadly effect. After Tumbull had won the first game in the final set, the Australians made a long-delayed recovery. They were within a point of a 3—2 lead when Quist put an easy smash out, and the New Zealanders eventually took the fifth game. -Quist's arm seemed to be getting weak, but aided by Stedman's errors the Australians led 4—3. They lost the next two games by pitiable mistakes off easy balls, then Stedman won his service without loss of a point, and the New Zealanders ran out winners.

Almost as severe a shock as Quist and Turnbull's extraordinary defeat, was the failure of Crawford and McGrath to extend Borotra and Brugnon. The blame for this rests principally upon McGrath, who netted his drives, and badly judged his smashes and volleys.

The Frenchmen teamed beautifully, and Borotra's volleying was a spectacular feature of their victory. Detailed results:— Ladies' Singles (Quarter-finals). Miss Bound (Britain) beat Signorina Valerio (Italy), 6—3, 6—2. Miss Jacobs (U.S.A.) beat Mine. Mathieu (France), 6 —l-, I—o,1 —0, 6 —2. Fraulein Krahwinkel (Germany) beat Miss Scriven (Britain), 6 —4, 3 —o, C—l. Mrs. Wills-Moody (title-holder) had won her match in this section yesterday. Men's Doubles. Third Bound: Andrews and Stedman (New Zealand) beat Quist and Turnbull (Australia), 4—C, 7 —5, 3—6, 6 —2, 6t-4; Crawford and McGrath (Australia) neat Fletcher brothers (Britain), 6—3, o—2,0 —2, 9—7; Oliff and Wheatcroft (Britain) beat Sutter and Stoefen (U.S.A.), 5—7, 2—6, 7—5, 11—9, B—6; Perry and Hughes (Britain) beat Boussus and Gentien (France), o—2, 9—ll, 6—3, 4—6, 6—4; Satoh and Nunoi (Japan) beat Gibbs and Latham (Britain), 6 —3, 6—l, 6 —l.

Fourth Round: Borotra and Brugnon (title-holders) beat Crawford and McCratli, 6—2, 6—2, 3—o, o—2. Mixed Doubles. Second Round: Maier and Miss Ryan (title-holders) beat Meredith and Mrs. Kirk, 6—2, 6 —2; ISTunoi and Miss Isocl beat Stcdman and Miss Rice, 6—2, 6 —l.

Third Round: Cochct and Mrs. Whittingstall beat Ritchie and Mrs. Watson, S— 6, 6—lj Turnbull and Miss Jacobs beat Quist and Mrs. Pittman, 6 —4, 4 —6, 6—4.

Quarter-final: Kirby and Mile. Sigart beat Aoki and Miss Feltham, G—3, 2—o. 6—2.

On Wednesday last Quist and Turnbull had beaten Vines and Gledhill (U:S.A.), ranked as the second strongest pair by the Wimbledon executive, 4—6, 5—7, 6—2, 6—4, 6—2. Besides Borotra and Brugnon the • other '"seeded" combinations are Perry-Hughes and (South Africa).

The results of the 1932 ladies' singles from the quarter-finals were:—

Fifth Round.—Mrs. Moody beat Miss Round, 6—o, 6—l; Miss Heelev beat Mrs. Whittingstall, 3—6, 6—4. 6-0; Miss Jacobs beat Fraulein Krahwinkel, 6—2, 6—4; Mme. Mathieu beat Miss Nuthall, 6—o', 6—3.

Semi-finals.—Mrs. Moody beat Miss Heeley, o—2, 0—0; Miss Jacobs beat Mme. Mathicu, 7—5, 6—l.

■ Final.—Mrs. Moody beat Miss Jacobs o—3, o—l.

The German girl yesterday had her revenge upon Miss Scrivcn, who sensationally won the French championship on Juno 5. The latter had beaten Fraulein Krahwinkel in the second round, 2—6, 6 —3, 6 —3. Miss Jacobs was again too good for Madame Mathicu at Wimbledon, although the Frenchwoman had defeated the American in the semi-final at Paris a month ago. After Miss Scriven had accounted for Miss Nuthall in the other semi-final the former went on to dispose of Madame Mathieu in the final, o—2, 4—6, 6—4.