DAVIS CUP.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 8 September 1925, Page 9

DAVIS CUP.

HOW BOROTRA WON

HIS SPLENDID DISPLAY. GAME PLAYED ON WET COURTS. tiY. CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received Sept. S 10.40 a.m. NESY YORK, Sept. 7. At three all in the tliiid set, Borotra regained the lead, pounding Patterson’s service for four sensational passes. Drizzling rain was falling as Borotra. won tne third straight game and was leading 5 —3. Borotra bombarded Patterson on the backhand effectively running out the winner of the set at 6 —4.

In the third set, Borotra was again, the first to break service, covering the court spectacularly and continuing to play Patterson’s backhand successfully. ” He was also speedier than Patterson. Borotra’s volleying and smashing were sure and deadly. Fie was leading 3 —l, then. 4—l by a second break through Patterson’s service. The game was now being played in semi-darkness with soft rain falling, in place of the drizzle. After the game had been taken to duece four times, in the sixth, Borotra was leading s—l.5 —1. Patterson dropped his service for the third time in succession. The Frenchman had now solved the Australian’s service and was steadier and speedier in the rallies. Borotra won the set 6—l.

In the fourth seet, Borotra won the 'service game after the points had been deuced. The rain was now omy trifling. The games followed the service to two all, and then Borotra took the fifth to love, winning every point on the- backhand error of Patterson’s. The Australian served with rare power. The next three were all Borotra’s and his overhead work was sparkling and lie won the seventh. In the eighth he broke through the service for the first time. He was leading 5—3 and completed his triumph in the ninth, coming from Jove-forty and taking the set 6—3. France’s ex-war devil thus took the decisive match on a slippery court, so that France meets America in the final for the cup. The Basque played invincible tennis after the first set, which Patterson took with his usual brilliancy. The Frenchman seemed quite at home with, the wet court, giving a sluggish hound Jo the ball. —Aus. and N.Z. Assn. EXHIBITION GAME. (Received Sep. 8, 12.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, Sep. 7. Having clinched their right to the challenge round, th© Frenchmen defaulted the remaining singles to prevent possible injury to Lacoste on. the damp turf. Instead an exhibition doubles match was played, Anderson and Hawkes opposing. Brugnon and Decugic. The Australians won, 7 —5, 6 —2. —A. and N.Z. Assn. BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS. BOROTRA’S BRILLIANT PLAY. (Received Sep. 8,2 p.m.) NEW YORK, Sep. 7.,. Heavy rain continued to fall through Sunday night till 11 o’clock on Monday. The whole stadium was covered with a tarpaulin, and the courts were hard and fast for play, excepting that sweat from underneath the tarpaulin made the balls wet. . Though Lacoste defaulted, the captains of the two teams agreed for the purpose of Davis Cup records that they would declare it uo contest and’ terminate the tie at the end of the fourth match.

In defeating the big. Australian player Borotra rose to heights he had never before attained, often, returning Patterson’s terrific drives with increased force. Patterson scored l 14 aces to but three for Borotra, whose uncanny ability to meet Patterson’s services was the deciding factor in the contest. —Reuter.