DAVIS CUP FINAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 September 1927, Page 7

DAVIS CUP FINAL

AMERICANS WIN DOUBLES A KEEN STRUGGLE (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (By Cable—Press Assn.—Copyright.) NEW YORK, Sept. 9. In the match for the Davis Cup doubles at Philadelphia, Borotra served and won the first game for the French. Tilden then served and won his game, but the Frenchman pulled up to 5/3 lead, when they broke through Hunter’s service. In the eighth Borotra’s forcing play and splendid volleying and Tilden's* amazing service were features of the match. Borotra served two aces in the ninth and won the set for the French by six to three. American errors 25, earned points 8, French 21 and 12.

In the second set, Tilden won the first game on his service, and Borotra the second on service, but Brugnon lost on his service, giving the Americans a 3/1 lead, which they improved to 4/2, by Tilden’s dashing courtcovering play. Brugnon’s volleying at this stage was spectacular. The Americans took the seventh to love, and while the French won the eighth, the Americans could not be denied victory taking the ninth love and the set six to three. American’s errors eleven, earned points twelve; French seventeen and five. In the third set, there was a tendency to have Hunter’s work overshadowed by Tilden’s grim charge for everything that came over the net, but the former contributed effective cross-court returns that piled up points. Both Borotra and Brugnon lost service, giving the Americans a three to love lead. Hunter lost service in the fourth, Brugnon making three effective passing shots, but the Americans going to 5/1 were clearly showing superiority. The Frenchmen recovered winning the seventh by love, and the eighth, but the Americans ran out winners of the set six to three. Americans’ errors twelve, earned points elglit; French, twentythree and ten.

In the fourth set, although the Americans won the first game, the French quickly gained a 4/1 lead, Borotra’s amazing recoveries and Brugnon’s smashing service proving most effective. The French increased the lead to 5/3 and the American then won the ninth by love on Tilden’s service, but the French took the tenth and the set six to four. American errors twentyone, earned points six; French seventeen and nine. In the fifth set, Tilden served and won the first game, then the Americans ran up to a three-love lead. The French led at forty-love in the fourth game, and, dissatisfied with the linesmen’s decision in giving them a point, Borotra deliberately faulted, and the Americans won that game and the fifth, the deciding point being a volley to Borotra’s feet. The Americans made it a love set, winning the match 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6 and 6-0. The Americans’ errors were eight, earned points seven; the French nineteen and five?