TENNIS

Grey River Argus, 14 May 1935, Page 6

TENNIS

MEXICO V. CHINA. (Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) MEXICO CITY, May 10. Yon M. Grant, who is tenth on the tennis ranking list of the United States, beat Guy Guy Chong (China) 4/6, 6/3, 6/2, 6/2, in ithe first round of the singles in the North American D’avis Cup zone qualifying trials. Budge defeated Sin Kie Kho 6/4, 6/L. 6/8, 6/4. China’s strength proved a surprise.

In the doubles, Budge and Mako defeated Chang and Kho 7/5, 6/2, 6/1. LONDON, May 12. Wanting practice to-day, and in the absence of the groundsman the Australian and New Zealand teams worked half an hour removing the canvas coverings from Davis Cup courts at Eastbourne. The New Zealanders keenly watched the Australian doubles practice. The New Zealanders also practiced, but a bitterly cold wind handicapped the players.

Wallis Myers, in the “Daily Telegraph” commenting on yesterday’s singles says: “It cannot be said tha + either match quickened the pulse or called for sustained applause. The gusty wind affected all the players’ accuracy. Maybe Australia and New Zealand formally successful allies in the Davis C’up are too closely related for either to feel anxious to get at each other’s throats. At Harrogate, in ‘the women’s tennis final, Miss Ridley defeated Miss Joan Hartigan 6/2, 6/3. (Received May 13. 7 p.m.) MEXICO CITY, May 12. /Budge defeated Cheng 6/4, 6/2, 6/1. Grant defeated Kho 6/1, 6/4, 6/3.