DAVIS CUP

Greymouth Evening Star, 25 August 1939, Page 11

DAVIS CUP

QUISI- WINS, BROMWICH LOSES [nr CAULK —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] (Reed. August 25, 10.30 a.ni.) I NEW YORK, August 24. In the Davis Cup tie between Ausi tralia. and Yugoslavia, Quist defeated i Mitic 6/0, 6/4, 6/3. Pin cec defeated Bromwich 6/2, 8/6, i 0/6, 6/2. The first set between Quist and ’ Mitic was unimpressive. Mitic’s er- : rors seemed to stamp him as a novice, and he gave no real demonstration of . tournament calibre until the seventh ■ game in the second set, when he ■ stroked With surety. Quist lapsed into :; errors, thus prolonging the match un--1 til the tenth game. Mitic broke Quist’s service at one stage in the ! third set, but the Australian retaliated | by accounting for his opponent’s serl vice in the ninth game. | Bromwich held a brief advantage .in the first set against Puncec, but ; the Yugoslav soon mastered’ the* play. | He continued brilliant net and*'backeourt play in the second set. Bromwich fought back gamely, but Puncec’s versatility and greater accuracy gave him the victory. He yielded the third set, after leg massage, but took the fourth in quick time. Hopman stated that Puncec’s victory was a suprise, but illustrated clearly that Bromwich had not had sufficient forcing practice in firstclass singles. “I am trying to arrange a much-stiffer competition after this, >and hope to have the services of Perry for that purpose,” he said.