LAWN TENNIS

Evening Star, Issue 21510, 7 September 1933, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS

UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP SECOND ROUND OF SINGLES WINS FOR QUIST AND M‘GRATH Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. FOREST HILLS, September 5. Quist defeated Ned Herndon (New York), 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. M'Grath defeated Wilmer Hines (United States), 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. With the exception of the second set, when Herndon’s speedy drives were producing many placements, Quist had a comparatively easy victory. It was a battle between force and style, and finally the Australian’s neat corner shots and clever change of pace overcame his opponent’s unusually bard and daring service. A break in the match came in the tenth game of the third set, when Herndon, on his own service, held advantage four times in a deuce game, only finally to lose on a doublefault and Quist’s replacements. Many double-faults by Herndon at crucial times aided Quist, although the Australian was the victim of a rough spot on the courts, necessitating a change of courts at the end of the third set. After winning the first two games with his own service, M'Grath found that his shots were failing, and he was getting either*too much or too little lengm in his volleys and lost the next three in a row. Hines, who is the fourth ranking player in the southern national division, was pressing the Australian' hard, but it was only for a brief time. M'Grath won the next four games almost on his own terms. The second set seemed to develop into a runaway. M'Grath won the first three games, but the American evened the score at 4-4, and was set points twice in the tenth game, but unable to make a win. The score now stoo> at 5-5. The American’s opportunity came again in the twelfth game, which he won to love on M'Grath’s service. In the third set M'Grath won the first four games, allowing his opponent only seven of 24 points, only to nave Hines break the spell with a love game off his own service, and although the Australian pulled into a 5-1 lead Hines gradually drew up until the score stood 5-4. The Australian, however, finished the set off in the tenth game with some backhand drives. M'Grath was match point three times in the final game before he clinched the victory. NEW ZEALAND TOUR NEW YORK, September 5. Quist informed the Australian Press Association that whereas he and Turnbull will play in the Pacific tournament at Los Angeles, they„.will-'leave as scheduled by the Mauii'ganui. Crawford and M'Grath will leave by the Mariposa after the Chicago tpurnament. _ A junior team will join the British players in New Zealand for a tour lasting a fortnight. GUARANTEE TO COGHET PARIS, September 6. It is stated that Cochet has signed nothing, but has been guaranteed 2,000,000 francs with liberty to continue his own business. He has received countless offers during the past three months, all precluding continuation of his business. It is understood that Vines will become a professional in 1934. LEADING WOMEN PLAYERS PARIS, September 5. M. Gillou, president of the French Tennis Association, ranks the leading women thus: Mrs Helen Wills-Moody, Miss Helen Jacobs, Miss Round, Miss Scriven, Madam Mathieu, Fraulein Krahwinkel, Miss Palfrey, Miss Betty Nuthall, Madame Payot, Madame Hen* rotin.