THE DAVIS CUP

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 32, 6 August 1921, Page 12

THE DAVIS CUP

BRITISH ISLES V. AUSTRALIA

PLAY IN- THE SINGLES.

(VMIMD HUM ASSOCIATION.—COMMfHI.)

NEW YORK, 4th August.

The Davis Cup matches between the , British Isles and Australasia opened today on the, Allegheny County Club's courts at Sewickley, a suburb of Pittsburg, the singles being played. They

resulted: Lowe (England) defeated J. B. ! Hawkes (Australia), 6-4, 6-4, 6-1, and J. O. Anderson (Australia) defeated Woosna.m (England), 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4.

Hawkes appeared nervous and unable to negotiate shots to the right, which Lowe was continually placing. Hawkee's backhand play was also faulty. He lost., the first three games in the first set by mediocre play, but won the fourth, when Lowe grew, careless. The Englishman took the next two games. Both men were playing the long-court game. Hawkes won the next three g&mes. The tenth game wentHo deuce, the advantage alternating three times, until Lowe beat the Australian at the net, winning the set. In the second set Lowe won tha first two games easily. Hawkes won the third game on his service. Lowe toolf the fourth. Hawkes thereupon showed the only spurt of brilliant tennis in the entire match, and won the next three games. Lowe recovered, volleying the ball to the remote corners of the court, generally to his opponent's right, and won the next three games. Both players changed their 6tyle in the last set. trying for net shots. Hawkes only won the second game. Tha points in the sets, were a« follow: —First set: Lowe 24, Hawkes 37 j second set: Lowe 33, Hawkes 24. • ;

Anderson started weakly.in the 'first j set, being unable to accommodate him- ! self t« Woosnam'a fast service, but he warmed up rapidly, and during the next forty minutes' play took three sets without Woosnam being able to with-

stand either the Australian's strokes or sarvico. Anderson wag Woosnam's superior in every branch of tenms. The points scored were as follow:—First set : Anderson 33, Woosnam 36; second set; Anderson 30, Woosnam 23; third set:' Anderson 35, Woosnam 31; fourth set: Anderson 32, 'Woosnam 20.

Anderson was in line to win the first three sets, having started the first, set, with four games to Woosnam's one. The Australian then became erratic, Woosnam winning the next five games.

Anderson, in the second set, airain led by four games to one, and quickly took the, fifth and eixth games. \- I Anderson, in the third set, won the'

first game to love, and Woosnam took the second, third, and fourth games, while Anderson took the fifth, sixth, and seventh. Woosnam won the eighth, arid Anderson the ninth and tenth.

Anderson, in the fourth set, won the first two games, but lost the thjrd by double faulting. He won the fourth, but lost the next two games. He won the seventh game and lost the eighth, but retrieved in the ninth and tenth.

An analysis of to-day's two matches shows that in placements, net*, and outs Woosnam made respectively 17, 30, and 35; Anderson, 47, 32, 4€; Lowe, 24, 12. 29; Hawkes, 24, 34, 40.