FOREST HILLS TENNIS Stolle Put Out By Amateur

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31773, 2 September 1968, Page 22

FOREST HILLS TENNIS Stolle Put Out By Amateur

(N. Z.P.A. -Reuter— Copyright) FOREST HILLS (New York). The Australian professional, F. Stolle, was knocked out of the United States open tennis championship by the 23-year-old British amateur, P. Curtis, at Forest Hills on Saturday.

Curtis survived two match points before clinching a thrilling win, 6-8, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 8-6.

Curtis, ranked seventh in Britain, looked doomed to defeat when he was 5-6 down in the fifth set, and trailing 15-40. But four fine services pulled him out of trouble. Stolle double-faulted to lose the vital thirteenth game, and Curtis, serving powerfully, clinched a place in the third round in the next game on his first match point. Curtis said his win was probably the finest performance of his career.

Stolle, who took five sets to beat Curtis in the British hard-court championships in Bournemouth last April, was the third professional to be knocked out of the tournament by an amateur. He has been going through a bad patch, losing to the amateur, C. Graebner (United States) in three sets at Wimbledon. Win For Mrs Jones Mrs Ann Haydon Jones, of Britain, the women’s second seed, won her opening match

8-3, 6-1, against Miss P. Teeguparden, a 17-year-old Californian schoolgirl. Mrs Jones, a professional, needed a few games to loosen up against her amateur opponent.

Mrs Jones will play Mrs P. Stewart (New York) for a place in the third round. R. Laver (Australia), seeking to add the Forest Hills title to his Wimbledon crown, will make his first appearance against T. Koch (Brazil). Another Australian professional, R. Emerson, will play the veteran S. Giammaiva (United States). SECOND ROUND RESULTS Men's Singles

M. Anderson (Australia) beat P. Guzman (Ecuador), 6-1, 6-1, 6- J. Brown (Australia) beat I. Buding (West Germany), 6-3, 2-6, 7- 6-8, 11-9; P. Curtis (Britain) beat F. Stolle (Australia), 6-8, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 8-6; D. Rolston (United States) beat R. Russell (West Indies), 6-1, 6-4, 6-1; K. Rosewall (Australia) beat A. Palafox (Mexico), 6-0, 6-1, 6-0; M. Lara (Mexico) beat R. Stockton (United States), 2-6, 7-5, 7-5, 6-2; P. Barthes (France) beat P. Fishback (United States), 14-12, 6-2, 9-7; T. Roche (Australia) beat S. Smith (United States), 3-6, 10-8, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4; T. Okker (The Netherlands) beat L. Schloss (United States), 6-1, 6-0, 6-4; N. Pilic (Jugoslavia) beat R. Dell (United States), 6-1, 6-4, 6-4; T. Gonzalez (United States) beat C. Stubbes (Australia), 6-2, 6- 6-2: C. Pasarell (United States) beat T. Edlefsen (United States), 6-1, 9-7, 6-2; R. Lutz (United States) beat R. Moor (South Africa), 6-8, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 7- J. Loyo-Mayo (Mexico) beat J. Sharpe (Canada), 5-7, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.

Women's Singles M. Court (Australia) beat J. Heldman (United States), 4-6. 6-2, 6-1; M. Bueno (Brazil) beat C. Martinez (United States), 2-6, 6-2, 6-4; B. J. King (United States) beat A. Tym (United States), 6-1, 6-4; F. Durr (France) beat L. Dupont (United States), 6-1, 7-5; M. Godwin (South Africa) beat K. Pigeon (United States), 7-5, 6-4. B. E. Fairlie Resting (N.Z. Press Association) AUCKLAND. B. E. Fairlie, the New Zealand tennis champion, will play golf and squash as part of a two-month “get away from tennis" spell in New Zealand. Fairlie has already spent two weeks on a Canterbury farm recuperating from a series of illnesses which dogged him on his overseas tour. In November Fairlie will go to Queensland to start training again and may play in three Australian tournaments He will then return to the New Zealand circuit, which will include the first New Zealand open tennis tournament. An ankle injury, a displaced vertebra, food poisoning, measles and wisdom teeth trouble followed Fairlie through South Africa, Switzerland, England and Germany.

Fairlie yesterday was uncertain about his future status in tennis but said: “I think in the long run it is better to be registered.”