HOAD AND ROSEWALL STILL UNBEATEN AT WIMBLEDON

Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28009, 2 July 1956, Page 17

HOAD AND ROSEWALL STILL UNBEATEN AT WIMBLEDON

LA WN TENNIS

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright)

'Rec. 9 p.m.) LONDON. June 30. The fourth round of the Wimbledon singles ended today satisfactorily for the Australian men players but disappointingly *or the women. There are now four Australian men in the quarter finals of the singles—the first seed, Lew Hoad, the second seed, Ken Rose wall, and Malcolm Andersen and Neale Fraser. The only two Australians to reach the fourth round in the women's singles, however, were easily beaten tOQay. Tney were Mrs JennLer Hoad, who was oeaten by the fifth seed. A ?J? irle Y Fl- y> of th e United States, and Miss Fay Muller, beaten by tne lop seed, Miss Louise Brough, of the united States. lhere was little high standard tennis today among the men. Rosewall had a fairly easy game when he beat the American, Art Larsen, 7-5, 7-5, 6-3. Larsen always looked dangerous but the situation was never critical for the Australian. The early part of the match was full of mistakes, both Rosewall and Larsen finding it difficult to control distance. Larsen was brilliant at times at the net. but Rose wall played a better overall game and he deserved his win. Fraser Beats Howe Neale Fraser was too strong for his fellow Australian. Bob Hove, who at no sta.:;e got the measure of Frasers powers®veral tie,r,s Howe was loiced to toss-ty Eraser's persistent peppering of the baseline and Fras-r almost alwaj. s s nashed tnem for winners. The nnal score v.as 6-2. 6-4, 7-5. The Australian. Malcolm Anderson, had to go to five sets before he subdued the Italian. Nicola Pietrangeli, but Anderson seemed to improve as the match went on and Pietrangeli slipped tack. Pietrangeli s volleying, performed with the racquet held almost flat, won him many pomts, but when the Australian got his pick-up working the Italian had no chance, even with these strokes. UK Schmidt, of Sweden, beat the Chilean Davis Cup player. Luis Ayala, in four S VL S ’ 7^ 5, °L 7 ’. 6 “ 4, The Chilean, although a fighter, was unable to match lhe Swedes speed and later in the match it appeared that Ayala s hard game previously had affected his play. The eighth seeded player. Vic Seixas had almost the easiest game of his present mn against the South African. Gordon Forbes. Seixas was able to win his services almost at will by slamming the ball to the South African's backhand, and he won 6-1. 6-1. 8-6. Ham Richardson, of the United States, heat, the South African, Abe Segal, 7-5, in the first set, and then Segal had to withdraw with a strained back. The New Zealanders, P. Becroft and Miss E. Becroft, won their first round mixed doubles match. They beat F. Soehol (Norway) and Miss C. Monnot (France). 9-7, 6-4. In the third round of the women’s .singles Miss P. E. Ward (Britain) beat Miss Becroft, 6-4, 6-4. Results:— Men’s Singles Fourth Round.—K. Rosewall (Australia) beat A. Larsen (UJS.A.). 7-5, 7-5, 6-3; V. Sexias (U.5.A.)3 beat G. L. Forbes (South Africa). 6-2. 6-1. 8-6: N. Fraser (Australia) beat R. Howe (Australia), 6-2, 6-4. 7-5; H. Richardson (U.S.A.) beat A. Segal (South Africa). 7-5 (retired); M. Anderson (Australia) beat N. Pietrangeli (Italy), 9-7, 3-6. 6-3. 4-6, 6-2; U. Schmidt (Sweden) beat L. Ayala (Chile), 7-5, 5-7. 6-4. 6-2; L. Hoad (Australia) beat J. O'Brien (Australia). 6-4, 6-0, 6-4; J. A.

Morris (U.S.A.) beat Ashley Cooper (Australia), 1-6, 12-10. 8-6, 3-6, 6-3. Men’s Doubles Second Round kt Pietrangeli and O. Sirola (Italy) beat p G . s cX SK n a r’an 6 d- 2 R 6 1i 7 beat M. Lemasson 'France) and E Ande£tinez (Spain), 7-5, 6-1. 6-1. M. Json and R. Emerson (Australia) beat Darmon and J. C. Molinari (Francen 8-6 6-1. 9-7: S. G. Siowall and F. =2 en S (Norway) beat. B. F Hutchins and G. D. Owen (Britain), 7-5, 6-3, 6-8. o (, o a. Third Round L Ayala (Chile) and S. D a 'T. ds ™ (Sweden) beat J ;E. Barrett and G L. Paish (Britain), 10-12 6-3, 6-4, 6 . ic Seixas and Ham Richardson (Unneo States) beat Ramanathan Knsnan and N. Kumar (India), 5-7, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2, 6 4. Women's Singles Fourth Round Miss A. Gibson (United States) beat Miss P. Hird (Britain), 6-2. 6-4, Miss S. M. Bloomer (Britain) beat Mrs J. Brown (Britain). 6-2, 7-5: Miss A. Buxton (Britain) beat Miss E. Watson (Britain). 6-4. 6-4: Miss S. Fry (Umted States) beat Mrs L. Hoad (Australia), 6-2 6-2; Miss L. Brough (Unwed State.-) beat Miss F. Muller (Australia), 6-3, 6-1; Miss A. Mortimer (Britain) beat Mrs J. Hale (South Africa), 6-2, 6-0; Mrs J. Fleitz (United States) beat Mrs Z. Kormoezi (Hungary), 6-0, 8-6; Miss P. Ward (Britain) beat Miss V. Puzejova (Czechoslovakia), 6-3, 6-2. Third Round Miss P. A. Hird (Britain) beat Miss L. Snow (United States). 3-6, 6-1, 6-2; Mrs Z. Kormoczi (Hungary) beat Miss D. G. Seeney (Australia), 6-2, 6-3; Mrs L. Hoad (Australia) beat Miss S. Waddington (South Africa), 6-0, 6-2: Miss P. E. Ward (Britain) beat Miss E. Becroft (New Zealand), 6-4, 6-4; Miss F. Muller (Australia) beat Miss C. Yates-Bell (Britain), 6-0, 6-0. Women’s Doubles First Round Miss D Spiers and Mrs G. Walter (Britain) beat Misses C. L. Levy (Britain) and K. Newcombe (Australia), 3-6, 6 ~ 3 - 6-1 J Misses S. J. Bloomer and P. E. Ward (Britain) beat Misses S. M. Armstrong and A. S. Haydon (Britain), 6-3, 6-2; Misses F. Muller and D. G. Seeney (Aus- ! tralia) beat Misses P. Barrill and M. De Riba (Spain), 6-1, 6-1. Second Round Miss A. L. Brough and Miss S. Fry (United States) beat Mrs L. Gram Andersen (Denmark) and Mrs E. Schmith (Norway). 6-1. 6-0: Miss A. Mortimer and Miss J. A. Shilcock (Britain) beat Mrs J. A. Roos and Mrs C. J. Der Storm (Netherlands), 7-5, 6-2. Mixed Doubles First Round R. Laver and Mrs H. C. Hopman (Australia) beat M. F. Hohtadi and Miss B. N. Knapp (Britain), 6-3, 6-1; P. Becroft and Miss E. Becroft (New Zealand) beat F. Soehol (Norway) and Miss C. Monnot (France), 9-7, 6-4. Second Round I. C. Vermaak and Mrs J. F. Hale (South Africa) beat A. Gimeno and Miss M. J. De Riba (Spain). 6-3, 6-0; R. Krishnan (India) and Mrs A. H. Thomas (Britain), w. 0., B. Mackay and Miss J. Clarke (United States), scratched: L. Ayala (Chile) and Mrs T. D. Long (Australia) beat G. R. R. Smith and Miss H. M. Macfarlane (Britain), 6-3. 7-5; D. W. Butler and Miss R. J. R. Bulleid (Britain) beat M. G. Davies and Miss D. Spiers (Britain). 3-6, 6-2. 6-4.