International Tennis

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 121, 24 May 1937, Page 6

International Tennis

COOMBE WINS AT PARIS. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Sunday, 7.30 p.m. PARIS, May 22. In the French tennis championship the results are:— Men's singles.—First round: D. Coombe (New Zealand) beat Hadingham, (s—o, 6—2, 6—l. Second round: Austin (Britain) beat Rodel (France), 5 6—o, 6—3, 6—4. Men’s doubles.—Quarter-final: Von Cramm and Henkel beat Feret and Lesuer, 6 —2, 11 —9, B—6.8 —6. Semi-final: Von Cramm and Henkel (Germany) defeated Hughes and Tuckey (Britain), 64, 6 —2, 4 —6, 6 —B, 6 —3; Farquh arson and Kirby (South Africa) had a walk-over against the holders, Borotra and Bernard, the latter being indisposed.

The Germans’ defeat of the British prospective Davis Cup players was due to von Cramm's superiority in serving and driving and Henkel's deadliness at the net. The British pair evened when von Cramm tired, but the German rallied in the final set. U.S. WOMEN’S HOPE BEATEN. Received Sunday, 7.20 p.m. LONDON, May 22. In tho Surrey tennis championships final Miss Freda James defeated Miss Alice Marble, the United States hope, 6—4, 6—3. CAMBRIDGE BEAT OXFORD. Received Sunday, 9.30 p.m. LONDON, May 22. Cambridge defeated Oxford at tennis by 11 matches to 10. 1939-40 TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS ALLOCATION TO WELLINGTON APPLIED FOR Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, May 22. The Management Committee of the Wellington Lawn Tennis Association decided to apply for the allocation to Wellington of the New Zealand championships for the 1939-40 season centennial tourney. Mr. A. M. Pinkerton said it should not be impossible to have several players from overseas competing.