TENNIS

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 April 1935, Page 7

TENNIS

AUSTRALIANS WIN DOUBLES. [BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] ROME, April 24. Crawford and McGrath defeated Borotra and Brugnon '4/6, 4/6, 6/4, 6/2, 6/2. In the mixed doubles Hopman and Jedrozeyoweika defeated Hughes and Dearman 6/3, 1/6, 6/3. Men’s singles final.—Hines defeated Palmieri 6/3, 10/8, 9/7. The Australian success In the men’s doubles final came as a big surprise in the crowded, stands, where it generally was thought that, coming so recently from their voyage, they would be unable to hold the brilliant French veterans. The match was one of the greatest struggles ever seen in Italy. Crawford played magnificently, kept his head and gave McGrath requisite moral support in the opening sets when the latter was off his game, seemingly being overwhelmed by Borotra’s flashing activities. Gradually, McGrath recovered his nerve. The Australians in the last three sets gave a dazzling display. Crawford’s low returns and service perpetually had the Frenchmen worried. Even Borotra’s dashing net play was of no avail. AUSTRALIAN “CANNIBALS.” LONDON; April 23. “The tennis public of Australia are worse than cannibals,” declared Menzel in an interview with Doctor Willy Meisl, the sporting journalist, of Prague. “Never in my whole career have I met more terrible people than these. It is impossible to concentrate on the game when the public shout, shriek and whistle as in Australia!”

MISS RYAN AS PRO. LONDON, April 24. Miss Elizabeth Ryan, the lawn tennis player, will retire from the competitive game after the present Italian championships, and will devote her future to writing on the game. She says she is leaving amateur tennis, as her financial interests in California are not going well, and she must' earn her living. MISS D. MILLER’S RECORD. OAMARU, April 24. A tennis record that would be hard to eclipse has been established by Miss Dora Miller, winner of the North Otago and Otago championships. She has not lost a singles match in club, representative or championship tennis since Miss Rudkin beat her in the Dominion championships at Christchurch in 1934, when she won the Plate. Every singles match in the present season has been won in straight sets, her victims including Misses T. Poole, E. Ru.dkin and Patterson.