Hopman Beats McGrath In Brilliant Tennis
AUSTRALIAN DAVIS CUP TEAM SAILS TO-DAY Received Sunday, 9.30 p.m, SYDNEY, March 19. In the autumn tennis championships Hopman defeated the New South Wales colt, McGrath, in one of the most thrilling matches seen in Victoria, 4—6, 3—6, B—6, 6—2, 9—7. The Australian Davis Cup team sails for Europe to-morrow. Crawford, the captain, is quite optimistic. He declares the prospects were never better for the Australians. Professionals and the Davis Cup INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION'S BAN PARIS, March 17. The International Tennis Federation has banned open tournaments, as recently sactioned by the American Association. It also decided that requalified professionals would be in-; eligible for Davis Cup contests, but eligible for international and other tournaments in 1933, provided that they had already qualified.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 March 1933, Page 6
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