AUSTRALIAN SUCCESS FRENCH TENNIS DOUBLES

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 127, 31 May 1934, Page 11

AUSTRALIAN SUCCESS

FRENCH TENNIS DOUBLES

BOTH PAIRS WIN

(Eeceived May 31, 11 a.m.)

PABIS, May 30.

In the third round of the men'i doubles at the French tennis championships, Stefani and • Taroni defeated Legeay and Issuer, 6-4, 3-6,- 6-1,: 6-1. la tho quarter-finals, Borotra and Brugnoa defeated Austin>and Hare, 4-6, 6-3, 7-9, 6-4, 6-2; Turnbulland Quigt defeated Prenn and Hopman, 6-i, 6-3, Z^ t 7-5; Crawford' and McGrath. defeated; Stefani and Taroni, 6-?, 6-0,: 6-2.. In the doubles quarter-final, Mertzel and Hecht defeated Brugnon and Bei> nard, 6-2, 6^3, 3r6, 6-2. In the mixed quarter-final, Crawford . and .. Miss Scriven defeated . Bnzgnon and Miss Howard, 6-4,. 2-6, 6-0. . v In the quarterfinal of the -women* pingles, Frauleia C. Aussem defeated Miss Stammers, 6-4, 6-2. • ■ .In the women's doubles quarter-final, Mile. Mathieu and Miss Ryan defeated Misses Dearman and Lyle, 8-10, 6-3,

In the mixed doubles quarter-finals, Quisfc and Miss Ryan defeated Punceo and MHe. Couquerque, 5-7,. 6-1, 6-0; yon Cramm and Fraulein Horn, scratched to Hughes and Miss-Nuthall.

Both the Australian pairs scored impressive ; victories in the doubles, Craw ford and McGrath running through the Italians in - record time. McGrath's backhand was functioning perfectly, and Crawford was in something like] real form. ~ ,

Except in the third set when Hop-" man was particularly brilliant. Turnbull's fierce services and. Quist'i smashes dominated their xoateh. Prenn: was obviously below- form- Crawford and Miss Scriven played "brilliantly t« defeat Brugnon and Miss Howard ia the mixed, losing only one po'in* in th« last three games.