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TENNIS.

ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIPS, TILDEN DEFEATS BOROIRA. (Ciftto wwtt iiioeltiiio*—S* MM&iii6 tiSLiciSti'M—edrfttiOHfi) iahe i. The All-Bnglshd tenuis ehampiohihipS were continued at Wimbledon. In tho Semi-final of the men'B singles, Tilden beat Borotra in a five-«et matcb. after losing the fiJst set ti» I®^*In the women's singles, semi-finals, .Miss Ryan beat Frauleih Aussem, and Mrs Helen Wills-Moody beat Mme. Mathieu. lit the Ryah-Auesem match the latter fell and fainted. She tftt carried off, Sttd it fr'ii fauna that she had sprained &u. aitSle, the match being aFftrdftd Ry^. the display ol CraWfcrd «M MiM Ryan was uninspiring. Undoubtedly Hiss carried Crawford to success. Herjnarcuridl sandals contrasted sharply with Crawiora 6 claHise feet. ... ; j&h-.. Critics agrre«t that the Borotra-TiJden struggle was one of the most brilliant 6vor seen at Wimbledon. Borotra jjut overy bulice of ability into the struggle, for hi w&i the last hotte of the French dynasty at Wimbledon. Wldeh had lasted, for, si* .Jcarj; TildenS "iome-haci" received the highest tribute in the Press. Results ; — MEft'S SINGLES. Semi-finals. W. T. Tilden (United States) beat Jean Borotfi (France), fcfl, 6-4, 44, f*. . W k Allison (U.S.A.) beat J. Doeg (U.8.A.) 6-8. <3. 84, 8-Si 1-3. WOMEN'S Singles. Senii-finals . _ MisS. E. Ryan (United States) btii THxllein 0. (Germany) M, 0-6, 4-4, "K- Helen Wilis-iltoody (United State*) beat Mine. Rene Maihieu (France) 8-3, 6-2. MIXED DOUBLES. Fouirth Sound. H. Hopman and MUei .J. Mifei and Miss M. A. Thomas 6-4, 6-4. tfifth R6Undi . ' B. Cefehbt aha MM F. <Mita Eileen Bennett) beat" Hopman and Mil*. Stefcrt t-8, J. Crawford and Miss E, Ryan fee&t Gr«ls- | ory Mangin and Miss S. Palfrey 6-1, 6-2. ,

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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19971, 4 July 1930, Page 21

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TENNIS. Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19971, 4 July 1930, Page 21

TENNIS. Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19971, 4 July 1930, Page 21