TENNIS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 234, 15 September 1922, Page 2

TENNIS.

AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. New York, Sept. 13. Tilden defeated O'Hara Wood, 6—2, 6—3, 6—2. r In the Patterson-Hunter match hunter's resistance weakened in the second set, while Patterson played with strengthened confidence. The Australian’s back hand was beyond criticism. Patterson’s severe serves and smashes had Hunter completely beaten. The third set brought a surprise. Patterson rested on his laurels and became careless, while Hunter steadied, scoring with keen placements and passing Patterson’s almost at will. He built up a lead of 5 to 2 and once again the set seemed lost for the Ausj tralian. Then Patterson rallied and won five straight games by splendid all-round tennis, taking audacious chances and getting away with _them by hard, accurate hitting as well as r magnificent generalship. In the Tilden-Wood match Tilden had a decifled margin over Wood in the first set in attacking speedily from the forecourt. Wood drove out repeatedly in tlie opening game through attempting to outplace the American. He played his usually well rounded tennis, but his shots lacked the decisiveness of Tilden, who took the last frame on Wood’s service. In the folowing set Tilden was again playing unbeatable tennis. fie easily outmanoeuvred and out-speeded Wood from the back of the court and also „ at the net. Tilden was distinctly at his best. In the third set Wood was fairly overwhelmed. Tilden hardly gave ‘ him a chance to get started, although “ the Australian was playing an qjcceptionallv good game himself.—(A. and 1- N.Z.)