TENNIS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 31 August 1925, Page 3

TENNIS.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, SEMI-FINALS AND FINALS. <l7 CARLE—PRER« ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT NEW YORK, Aug. 29. In the tennis national championships the doubles final resulted: •Richards and Williams, beat Hawkes and Patterson, 6—2, B—lo, 6—4, 11—9. The women’s singles championship resulted: Miss Ryan (California) beat Miss> .Fry (England), 6—l, 6—l. In the mixed doubles semi-finals Hawkes and Miss MeKane beat- Tilden and. Mrs Mallory, 6 —l, 6 —-1, and. Richards and Mrs Harvey beat Borotra and Miss Ryan, 6—-4, 6—3.

Ill; the final of the* mixed- doubles Hawkes and Miss MeKane beat Richards and Mrs Harvey, o—2,0 —2, 6—4. Hawkes and Miss MeKane outclassed Richards and Mrs Harvey. Mass MeKane was brilliant throughout, her ground shots and net work being magnificent. Richards had little support from his partner.

In the final of the men’s doubles -Patterson in the first set served two doubles, losing an important game for the lead.. Richards and Williams both foot-faulted l in the first set. Play was only average, lacking pace. The players were all over-anxious. Richards’ service was a prominent feature of this set.

In the second set Patterson again lost' the opening service. He was not playing so well as earlier in the charnpiohishsp. Richards and Williams led 4—2. Then Patterson, and Hawkes improved and took the lead at 5—4. The games went with the server till 7 —6. The Australians in, the next game had set point five times, but failed to win the game. Richards foot-faulted in •tlio eighteenth game and. lost the set. In the third set Hawkes won his service, but Patterson lost. The Americans were deadly overhead and 1 Richards Was making few errors. Williams was. effective with angle, shots. Phe Americans took the set by consistent play, •Patterson’s service again failing. The players opened put in the fourth set, Patterson winning the lead with Ins service. The Americans by very line serving .kept the games equal io nine all. The Australians had set point four times when they were f?—3 and once when they were 7—6. Hawkes lost liis service in the nineteenth game, Williams finishing the match with perfect serving in the twentieth game. It was thought that slow tennis would not suit the Americans, but they adapted themselves to the conditions better than their opponents and were very consistent throughout.