WONDERFUL RECOVERIES

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 42, 18 August 1923, Page 7

WONDERFUL RECOVERIES

ANDERSON TOO GOOD FOR ' , LACOSTE.

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(Exclusive to Australian Press Association) BOSTON, 16th August. In the Anderson-Lacoste match, both started rather carefully, . playing from the back line. In the first game Lacoste broke through Anderson's service to lead 2-1, but Andei'soii speeded up his game and hit four forehand aces off the Frenchman's serve. 'At 3-all Anderson slumped, enabling Lacoste • „'to .lead 5-3-through errors. Lacoste led 40(15'in the 'ninth game, but failed to clinch the set, and Anderson, recovering in wonderfui fashion, won the tenth game to love, anti went out 17-5 on the Frenchman's errors. Lacoste Ifad a sliced serve io Anderson's forehand, of'-which Anderson took full advantage?* continually keeping the Frenchman on the defensive "by won-derfully-angled drives to his foretiand. The'latter, who has a splendid backhand, made many wonderful recoveries, but lacked pace in'the forehand made with a. cut" and a stiff elbow. Anderson lost the- tji'sr game to love on his own service/but then. 1 struck a wonderful patch, winning, 'four games in a, row.' In the/fifth game he served three service aces.' LacQst&'.won the sixth and eighth games by goo^U backhands on which ha got marvellous angles'across'the court to his opponent's backhand, but Anderson was in excellent form on the back~ hand, arid himself'kept the Frenchman continually on the detensive. Tl« Australian went out 63 by good serving and smashing. Laco'ste opened well-in the .third !set,.*and' won the first two games by good volleying and .backhand work, forcing Anderson to -errors. He also, led 40-love in the, third game, but Anderson recovered and won the game by good smashing, and a fierce forehand followed into tjie net and finished with a delightful stop volley. When the score was ayen at 3-all, Anderson broke through -LacostS's serve in the seventh game,. helped by a.. fortunate net cord shot. Anderson's backhand showed up ■well at this stage of the game, passing Lacoste at the net for two clean aces.' The Australian lost: the ninth game to love, but went out on' his own service, and put on 4, finishing up with three clean forehand aces.: Lacoate throughout showed himself capable.: of > good play, his backhand driving; and • volleying -.being particularly tine,.but. the" Australian kept him oft the defensive .throughout by . beautif ully^aiigled. forehand - drives, excellent serving, and a consistent backhand. . -