TENNIS CROWNS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12905, 4 July 1936, Page 7

TENNIS CROWNS

FURTHER PLAY AT WIMBLEDON AUSTRALIA’S FAILURE (U.P.A. by Elec Tel. Copyright). LONDON, July 2. With only one more day to go, play in the tennis championships at Wimbledon is nearing an end. Today’s matches having found the finalists, in the women’s singles and) the semi-finalists in most of the other sections. Airs Sperling entered the final of the women’s singles after a. soporific match of long base-line rallies With A'tadame Alathieu, who was exhausted in the second set by her opponent’s inartistic, but safe, tireless game. There was more vitality about the other .semi-final, Aliss Helen Jacobs .breaking up the much-improved Aldlie.' Jcdrejowska’s hard driving game by chops, which the Pole repeatedly overhit. Australia’s last hope rested in the hands of AlcGratli and Sproule, but a small centre-court crowd found nothing to enthuse over. The Americans, without, effo: t, won in straight sets. Sproule’s overhead work was very weak.

Borotra and Brugnon comfortably beat the American,. Cunningham, and the Japanese, I ton. but during the match Borotra ran into- the stop netting and! injired his leg. He continued in pain, and is now awaiting medical advice as to- whether ho will iv ithd raw. To-day’s matches resulted as fallows :

Women’s S'n-gles, semi-final: Airs Sperling beat Aladamo Alathieu, B—3 6—3; Aliss Jacobs' beat Aldlie. Jedr-zejow-slca,, 6—4, 6—2. Alen’s Doxibles, quarter-finals: Allison and Vam Rvn beat McGrath and Sproule. 6—4'. 6—3, 6-—4 ; Borort and Brugnon beat- I tali and Cunningham, 6—2, 7—5, 5—7, 6—2. Alixed Doubles, fourth round: Lege ay and Aldlie. Henrotin beat Van Rvn and Airs Van Ryn, 6—l. 7—5. Quarter-final; Budge and Airs Fabyan beat Kukujejvic and Countess de la Valdene. 6—o, 6 2.

BOROTRA TEARS THIGH MUSCLE

LU.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright). (Received July 3, 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 2. Borotra. tore a thigh muscle anc will decide to-morrow morning wheth on he will play.