Tennis ITALIAN TITLES
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ROME, May 13. The Australian player. Martin Mulligan, and Boro Jovanovic (Jugoslavia) had straight-set wins yesterday to enter the men’s singles semifinals at the Italian tennis championships. In their quarter-finals, Mulligan beat the Brazilian. Ronald Barnes, 11-9, 6-3, 6-3; and Jovanovic defeated the Italian, Nicola Pietrangeli, 6-4, 6-3. 6-4. Jovanovic will now meet the Australian top-seed, Roy Emerson, and Mulligan will play Nicola Pilic, of Jugoslavia, in the semi-finals. Thus, there is a chance of an all-Australian or an allJugoslav final.
The Australian pair, Margaret Smith and Robyn Ebbern, will play the Italians Lea Pericoli and Sylvana Lazzarino in the women’s doubles final.
Results of yesterday’s matches were:—
Men’s Singles.—Quarter-finals: B. Jovanovic (Jugoslavia) beat N. Pietrangeli (Italy). 6-4. 6-3, 6-4; M. Mulligan (Australia) beat R. Barnes (Brazil), 11-9, 6-3. 6-3. Men’s Doubles.—Quarterfinals: R. Hewitt and F. Stolle (Australia) beat W. Knight and M. Sangster (Britain), 6-4, 6-4. 6-8, 8-6; K. Fletcher and R. Howe (Australia) beat B. Jovanovic and N. Piloc (Jugoslavia). 2-6. 3-6 11-9 (bad light stopped play); R. Emerson (Australia) and E. Soriano (Brazil) were leading R. Barnes and C. Fernandez (Brazil), 6-1, 8-6 when bad light stopped Play. Women's Doubles.—Semifinals: L. Pericoli and S. Lazzarino (Italy) beat L. Turner and J. Lehane (Australia), 6-2, 6-0; M. Smith and R. Ebbern (Australia) beat R. Schurrmann (South Africa) and A. HaydonJones (Britain, 6-3. 6-4. Mixed Doubles. Second round: J. Lehane and R. Hewitt (Australia) beat A. HaydonJones and A. Pickard (Britain). 6-3, 6-3. Quarter-finals: N. Baylon and E. Soriano (Argentina) beat H. Schultze (Germany) and C. Ferandez (Brazil). 2-6. 6-4. 6-4; L. Turner and F. Stolle (Australia) beat R. Ebbern and O. Davidson (Australia), 4-6. 6-3, 6-3; Hewitt and Lehane (Australia) were playing J. Fraser and J. Tegart (Australia) (6-0, 2-6) when bad light stopped play.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30130, 14 May 1963, Page 17
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