DAVIS CUP TENNIS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 127, 30 April 1937, Page 7

DAVIS CUP TENNIS

NEW ZEALAND v. CHINA. HONOURS DIVIDED. WIN FOR STEDMAN. (United Press Assoeiation.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received April 30, 9.55 a.m. ' LONDON, April 29. At Brighton to-day the first round matches were played in the Davis Cup contest between New Zealand and China. Kliosinkio (China) beat Malfroy (New Zealand), 6—o, 6—3, 4—6, 6—2, but Stedman (New Zealand) beat Choy (China), 6—4, 6—o, 6—2. Khosinkie was recently successful on the Continent and in Britain, and has consistently improved since ho arrived in Europe last year. He showed his usual cleverness in the first two sets, scoring with angled shots and volleys to which Malfroy's heavily topspun shots were weak returns. The New Zealander, however, rallied in the second set. After being 6 —3, lie won two games, lost the sixth on a netcord shot, and won the seventh, but Khosinkie won the set, getting great pace with his backhand crosscourt drives and also effectively slicing down the line. Malfroy steadied in the third set, lengthening his rallies and slowing the game. He won the last three games in a row.

Netting errors by the New Zealander gave Khosinkie a 4—2 lead in the fourth set, which lie captured, breaking Mo.lfroy’e service with untakeable smashes. STEDMAN’S EASY WIN.

The second singles was almost a “practice match” for Stedman, who completely outpilayed Choy. After being 4—all in the first set, Stedman, with fine forehand driving and smashing, forged ahead and won 6 —f. He took vital.points as required a.nd refused to exert himself unnecessarily. Choy made a valiant effort in the second set, but Stedman overwhelmed him, winning 6 —o. Stedman quickly ran to 4 —o in the third set, then slackened up, enabling Choy, with clever placements, to win two games. Stedman easily won the next two for the match. Mr and Mrs W. J. Jordan and tho members of the New Zealand Coronation' contingent had lunch with the Mayor of Brighton, which they visited to witness the Davis Cup tie. AUSTRALIANS’ PROSPECTS. MEXICO CITY, April 29. _ The Australians continued their practice, but Mr C. Sproule, the manager, is not yet satisfied with the team’s form. . Quist and McGrath shared a set each, while Bromwich beat Crawford B—6, 3—2 (unfinished). Mr Sproule is confident that if the team beat the United States it will be relatively easy to beat Germany and England. AUSTRALIA v. MEXICO. Received April 30, 1.50 p.m. MEXICO CITY, April 29. The draw for the Davis Cup match, Australia v. Mexico, is as follows: Singles.—Quist v. Reyes, McGrath v. Tapia. Doubles. —Crawford and Quist v. Unda and Hernandez. Sproule said bis fellows were in good shape. It was no reflection on Bromwich that lie was not in the team. He still lias time. . The team to piny -at Forest Hilts is not necessarily used here, br.e conditions there, with grass court.': arc very different.

The draw for the Davie Cup contest of 1957 is as follows: — . American Zone.—United otatcis ' • Japan; Mexico v. Australia. . European Zone.—First round: Belgium v Hungary; Switzerland v. Ireland; South Africa v. the Netherlands; China v. Now Zealand. . . . Second round : ’I ho winners in the first round and tho following, who receive byes in the first round: Italy v. Monaco; Oermany v. Austria; Sweden v. Greece; Yugoslavia v. Rumania; Poland v. Czechcs.ovakia; France v. Norway.