TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 48, 25 January 1934, Page 7

TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.

MATCHES IN SYDNEY. SYDNEY, Jail. 24. The Australian tennis championships were continued in sweltering heat. Results:— Men’s singles : —Quarter-finals: A. Quist beat E. F. Moon, 6 —3, 6—3, &■ —l; F. J. Perry (England) beat H. Hopman, 6—3, 6—4, 6—3; V. SlcGrath beat G. Hughes (England), 6—4, 6—4. 6—4: J. C. Crawford beat H. G. N. Lee (England), 6—2, 7—5, 3—6, 6—2. Women’s singles : -Quarter-finals: Miss Hartigan beat Miss Valkenburg, 6—l, 6—3 ; Mrs Moles worth beat Miss Hall, 6—4, 6—l. Miss Bickerton beat Miss Hattersley, 6—3, 6—l. Quist staged a net attack against Moon, who was unable to cope with the South Australian’s severe volleys and smashes.

Perry’s strong forehand drive was a match-winning factor against Hopman. Fighting a losing battle from the baseline, Hopman tried taking the net, but Perry passed him with fine sideline drives. Perry lost only one service, the first game of the match. McGrath was at his best against Hughes, playing a.n all-court game that had Hughes, running from side to side. Hughes was the victim of several bad decisions at the beginning of the third set, and thereafter went to pieces. McGrath’s volleying was as good as anything he has shown. The Crawford-Lee match was a poor affair. Lee’s strong forehand won him many points, but Crawford’s superior courtcraft carried him through.