International Tennis

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 June 1932, Page 2

International Tennis

■ 1—1 ■" America Again Wind* Wightmau Cup Received Sunday, 9.50 p.m. LONDON, June 12. America won the Wightman Cup. Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody beat Miss Round 6—2, 6—3; Mrs. Whittingstall (England) beat Miss Helen Jacobs 6 E - —0) 6—l; Mrs. King beat Mrs. Harper 3—6, 6—3, 6—l. In the doubles Mrs. Whittingstall and Miss Betty Nuthall beat Mrs. WillsMoody!. and Miss Palfrey 6—3, I—6, 10—S. . America’s Servce Superiority Received Sunday, 9.50 p.m. LONDON, June 12. In the Anglo-American match Wood and Margin beat Gregory and Collins, 6—3, 6—3, 5—7, 10—8. Austin beat Mangin 6—l, 6—3, 9—7; Wood beat Austin 6—3, 3 6, 6 1 1 6—4; Wood beat Oliff 6—l 6—3 B—lo*8 —10* 6—3. ’ ' Austin's defeat emphasised the great superiority of the Americana respect ing service. Wood was always able td place an unanswerable delivery when he urgently needed a point, He was particularly deadly in overhead smashing, leaving Austin standing. Britain Qualifies for Semi-Final Received Sunday, 9.50 p.m. LONDON, June 12. In the Davis Cup contest at Copenhagen Kiwababa (Japan) beat Jacobsen 5—7, 2—6, 6—3, 6—o, 6—l; Satoh beat Ulrich 4—6, 6—3, 7—5, 7—5. At Montreaux Fischer (Switzerland) beat Palmhers (Italy) 6—S, 6—4, I—-6, 6—l, 6—3; Dostofani boat- Aeschiliman G- —4, 7—5, B—6. At Berlin Prend and von Cramm beat Rogers and Macquire 6—4, 6—3 3—6 B—6. At Warsaw Britain defeated Poland and qualified for the semi-finals. Hughes and Perry beat Hesda and Warminski 6—o, 6—2. 6—o.