TENNIS IN FRANCE

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 151, 27 May 1935, Page 7

TENNIS IN FRANCE

AUSTRALIANS WIN DOUBLES. CItAWFORI) AND QUIST, A SPLENDID DISPLAY. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received May 27, 10.15 a.m. PARIS, May 2G.

At the French tennis championships in the men’s doubles, Crawford and Quist beat Turnbull and McGrath, 6—l, G—4, G—2 in the final.

In the semi-finals, Crawford and Quist (Australia) beat Legoay and Lesueur G—4, 3—G, G—4, 12—-10; McGrath and Turnbull (Australia) heat/ Perry and Tuckey, 3—6, G—3, G—4, 4—o, 6—4. In the women’s doubles final Miss Scriven and Miss Stammers beat Mile Sperling and Mme Adamoff G—4, G—o. in the men’s singles, second round, Decker beat Merlin 6 —3, G—2, 7—5. In the women’s doubles, semi-finals, Misses Scriven and Stammers beat Madame Henrotin and Mrs Andrus 14—12, 6—4; Milo. Adamoif and Mrs Sperling beat Misses Yorke and Hardwick G—l, G—3. In the mixed doubles, fourth round, Legeay and Madame Henrotin bent Von Cramm and Mrs Sperling 3—G, G —3, B—G ; Bernard and Mile Pavot beat Borotra and Madame Rosamberg, 6—l, 6—3; Hines and Mrs Andrus beat Wilde and Miss Stammers, 10—S, j 6—3; Lesueur and Madame Mathieu beat Tuckey and Miss Scriven, I—6, J 6—3, 6—3. In the semi-finals. of the mixed doubles Legeay and Mile Henrotin beat Hines and Madame Andrus, 6—4, 6—2; Bernard and Mile Payot beat Lesueur and Madame Mathieu, 6—3, 2—G, 6—2. In the men’s singles, first round, Quist beat Remet, o—3, G—o, G—o; Tuckey beat Merlin, 6—l, 6—l, 7—5. In the second round Menzel beat Destremeau, 6—l, G—4, 7—5; Bernard boat Nisliimura, G—l, 4—G, G—4, G —B, 6 Caska beat Freshwater, 12—10, 75, 6—o; Hines beat Pelizza, o—3, G—4, 4—6, G—4; Legeay beat Cook (England), G—4, G—2, G—3 ; Perry bpat Landau, G—3, G—4. 6—2; Puneec beat Yamaghishi, 2—6, 9—7, 6—l, G—--3; A. Merlin beat Hcndrie (South I Africa), 6—l, 6—2, 4—6, 6—3. In the semi-finals of the doubles 1 McGrath and Turnbull combined ex-1 cellentlv and concentrated on Tuckey. j who frequently broke down on vol I leys. Turnbull’s terrific seivice had both the Englishmen in trouble, Perry ! attempting to take all his shots on ! forehand. > Quist was outstanding in the other match, and seemed capable of carrying the match on his own shoulders. Crawford was uncertain, his driving, volleying, and service lacking all sting. For the first time in history, Australia is assured of winning the French doubles. ALL EXTENDED. All four fully extended themselves in the final. Crawford’s form was vastly improved, his ground shots and volleys being superb. He completely domin- j ated the match and, with the aid of Quist’s severe smashing, easily defeated his team mates. McGrath and Turnbull found their defence split by stinging drives from Crawford. Crawford has now won or shared in winning all three French championships, while McGrath has performed the unusual achievement of reaching the doubles final for the third successive year with threo different partners. notablf7tournament. The French championships became an open tournament in 1925, and only two players of foreign origin have won the singles title. They are J. Crawford, in 1933, and Baron G. Von Cramm, in 1934. Even the mighty Tilden failed to win the singles, although he was close to success in 1927. He had beaten H. Cocliet, the holder, with the loss of 12 games in the semi-final round, and led •T. R. Lacqste 9—B and 40—15 in the final set. The entry in the doubles this year was below the strength of last' year, and the upper half was much stronger than the lower, according to Dr. G. H. McElhone, in the Sydney Morning Herald. “It i.s hard to understand why J. Borotra and J. Brugnon and J. Crawford and A. Iv. Quist were placed in the one half,” ho commented. ANDREWS IN FORM. LONDON, May 25. In the Surrey tennis championships singles final, E. D. Andrews (New Zealand), beat Spence, G—2, 6—3. In the women’s singles final, Miss Joan Hartigan (Australia), beat Mrs King, G—4 G—3.