BRILLIANT TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 219, 12 June 1933, Page 9

BRILLIANT TENNIS

Davis Cup Competition AUSTRALIAN’S SKILL Defeat of South Africans McGRATH’S FINE FORM By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received June 11, 6.30 p.m.) London, June 10. Playing brilliant tennis in the European zone quarter-final of the Davis Cup competition, J. Crawford . (Australia) defeated Kirkby (South .Africa), 8-6, 6-1, 6-3. V. McGrath defeated Robbins, 7-5, 6-4, 4-0, 10-8. The Queen's Club court was well grassed. The weather was gloomy. Crawford, with masterly ease, called the tune to which Kirby almost throughout vigorously but vainly danced. There were glimpses of the form with which Crawford defeated Cochet, but Kirby scarcely extended the Australian, whose service has vastly improved. He was guilty of only one double fault In three sets. He rarely left the baseline, and was impervious to Kirby’s onslaught. Crawford's delicate chops and severe passing drives were delightful. McGrath had a harder task against Robbins, the champion of South Africa, who is a powerful, reliable baseline player. He hits hard on both wings, and is ’the personification of steadiness. He forced McGrath to fight all the way. A feature of the third set was an endeavour by Robbins to break down McGrath’s backband. In one rally he hit five successive drives admirably into the backhand corner, each of which was returned, and the last one with such interest that Robbins was left standing. McGrath’s service in the fourth set provided the day's brightest tennis, Robbins converting a deficit' of 3-5 into a 6-5 lead. The match swayed excitingly, McGrath neatly exploiting chops and bringing Robbins reluctantly to the net, but the Australian was often beaten when he endeavoured to advance on his own drives. ITALY ELIMINATED Britain Wins Doubles London, June 9. Italy was eliminated from the Davis Cup contest when Perry and Hughes (Britain) defeated Radio and Caroili (Italy), 6-1, 6-4. 9-7,. In 'the singles de Stefani defeated Perry, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3; Austin defeated de Morpurgo, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2. WINS FOR JAPAN Elimination of Germany Berlin, June 9. In the Davis Cup quarter-final of the European zone, Japan eliminated Germany. Satoh (Japan) defeated Cramm (Germany), 6-3, 2-6. 6-3, 6-4; Nunoi (Japan) defeated Jaenicke , (Germany), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. In the doubles. Satoh and Nunoi defeated von Cramm and Nourney, 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.