TENNIS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 September 1938, Page 3

TENNIS

U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). NEW YORK, September 10. In the American national lawn tennis women’s singles championship, Miss Wynne defeated Miss Lumb, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1. Miss Wynne was steadier than the British player, who played a consistently good game, although it was not equal to her performance, against Miss Jacobs. Both., were bothered somewhat by the slow turf, due to early rain. In the men’s singles, Mako defeated Gilbert Hunt,' 7-5,• 1-G, 8-6, 6-0, Hunt made it a real battle throughout the first three sets, but failed to show the staying power which carried him to victory over lliggs. Mako played consistently, using drop shots and lobs in effective fashion.

Bromwich defeated J. Hunt, 6-1, 9-11, 6-3, 6-4.. Bromwich played far from his best owing to the humid atmosphere, but Hunt was not match for him.

Miss Bundy defeated Mine. Mathieu, 6-3, 3-6, '6-0, The American’s forcing game nullified, any attempt by Mine. Mathieu to out-manoeuvre her.

•U.S. NATIONAL TOURNEY. NEW YORK, Sep. 16. Following are further results of play in the United States national championships : Men's Singles. S. B. Wood (U.S.A.) beat B. M. Grant (U.S,A.), 6/2, 6/3, 6/2. J. 1). Budge (U.S.A.) heat H. C. Hopman (Australia), 6/3, 6/1, 6/3. Women’s Singles. Mrs P. Fabvan .(U.S.A.) beat .Mile. Jedrzejowski (Poland), 6/1, 6/4. Miss Alice Marble (U.S.A.) beat Miss K. Stammers (England), 6/8, 6/3, 6/0. Miss N. Wynne (Australia) beat Miss 0. Bundy (U.S.A.), 5/7, 6/4, 8/6.

An upset was caused in yesterday’s singles matches, when S. B. Wood, winner of the . Wimbledon singles in 1931, beat B. M. Grant, third ranked player in the United States last season, in three straight sets. Mrs Fabyan (U.S.A.) eliminated Mile.. J. JedrZejowska (Poland), who has been ranked among the 10 best women players in the World for several seasons. .... ~;

Displaying uncanny accuracy dm; his placements, AVood swept through Grant in h‘-surprisingly easy manner. Grant was given practically no opportunity to show his famous retrieving tactics, for Wood scored consistently with passing shots, and .'otherwise either smashed for kills or used cunning drop shots and lobs. He put the ball where even Grant could- not get it. Mrs Fabyan was at the peak of her form, and outgeneralled and outplayed her opponent in every department of the game. Her control was perfect, and she was. consistently a step ahead of the slower Polish girl. H. C. Hopman, whose cool, canny play has attracted a big American following, drew, 12,000 spectators to the stadium, the largest attendance so far during the championships. He played shrewdly, but failed to take a set from J. D. Budge, who was the “Bold.”- Budge for the time during the imiynament. Jf the crowd was disappointed, it soon fotfcot it in the excitement of seeing Budge suddenly regain form and play in a smashing, well-nigh errorless manner.

Hopman was unable to match the terrific force of Budge’s drives, and resorted to chopping tactics to nullify the lack of length of liis own drives, but it was a useless effort.

Miss Kay Stammers played her best game, but Miss Marble’s stamina and stroking power were too much for the. slighter British player. It was a baseline duel throughout, neither coming to the net often.