LADY TENNIS CHAMPION

Grey River Argus, 2 May 1932, Page 4

LADY TENNIS CHAMPION

INVITED TO AUSTRALIA May Come Soon (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn). (Received May 1 at 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, May 1. Mrs Helen Wills Moody, the lady tennis champion, has been invited by the Tennis Association to visit Australia and play in exhibition matches. NEW YORK, April 29. Aboard the steamship Aquitania Mrs Helen Wills-*Moody, who is en route to England to play in the Wightman Cup matches, made a statement to the representative of the Australian press. She said: “I would enjoy tremendously playing in Australia, and only wish I could give a definite answer now to the Tennis Association. My present plans are uncertain. However, I hope to visit your country in the near future. I have played with Australian players in England, France and the United States. Now I would like to meet them in their own country. They are fine sportsmen, I know. A visit to Australia would be very enjoyable, both from a tennis and sightseeing point of view. The best mixed doubles, player in tennis is Jack Hawkes, and I would like to see once again his remarkable service, winning points outright. When we played mixed doubles together. I was always certain we would win the game that he served. The presence in the United States of your team has aroused great interest. Tennis enthusiasts are watching their excellent play with enthuiasm. WASHINGTON, April 30. At tennis Shields defeated Wright 8/6, 6/1, 1/10, 6/1. Vines defeated Rainville 6/3, 6/3, 6/4. . LONDON, April 30. In the hard court tennis championship finals, Perry beat Rogers (Ireland) 4/6, 7/9, 6/3, 6/0, 6/2: Mathew and Martin Legeay (France) beat Perry and Miss Heeley 6/2, 6/0.