STEDMAN TAKES GRANT TO FIVE SETS

Northern Advocate, 26 June 1937, Page 5

STEDMAN TAKES GRANT TO FIVE SETS

Tennis

Budge Defeats Hecht (Received 1 p.m.) ’ - LONDON, June 25. The members of the New Zealand cricket .team were present on the fifth day of the British lawn tennis championships at Wimbledon, and had the pleasure of seeing their countryman, A. C. Stedman, take B. M. Grant, the United States Davis Cup player, to five sets. , \ \ , i ’ The Auckland player had a long struggle against the tiny American, who was handicapped by an.injured ankle owing to a fall yesterday. He continued pluckily despite another fall today. Stedman played excellently to win the first two sets. When the “seeded” American went ahead in the third set Stedman apparently decided to take a “breather,” and he lost the set.l —6. Stedman cameagain in the fourth set, but never headed Grant; who, despite lameness, continued manfully. He won the ninth.game after three deuces to dead 5—4, and took the set in the next game. I The New Zealand representative was unable to produce his form of the early sets, and Grant’s steadiness, versatility and courage brought : him a well deserved win in the' fifth set;

Prenn, the former German Davis Cup . player, led s—l in the second set against Parker, after Which the American’s versatile tennis wore down the veteran, who fought every! point. There- were many amazing rallies in this match.

Budge, by defeating Hecht, Czechoslovakia, won his fourth match in the tournament in straight sets, which no other player has so far achieved. Hecht previously had not lost a set in the singles. Hecht fought desperately, hut Budge always was master. * Results:— Men’s Singles. . Fourth round: Grant beat Stedman, 4—t6,<6—B, 6—l, 6 —4, 6—3; Parker beat Prenn , . 6—4, 7—5, 6—2; Budge’beat Hecht, 6—4, 6—2, 6—2; McGrath beat Shayes, 6—2, 6 —l, 6—3. Men’s Doubles. Second round: Bromwich and ■ Sproule beat Collins and McPhail, 6—‘3, 6 —4, 6 —2; Hughes and Tuckey beat Rogers and McVeagh, 11—9, 4—6, 6 ~ 0, 6—2. Women’s Singles. v Third round: Mile. Jedrzejowska beat Miss Southwell, 6—l, 6—l; Mrs Andrus, beat Miss Ford, 6—4, 6—l; Mrs King beat Mrs Pittman, 6—l, 6—4; Senorita Lizana«beat Miss Saunders, 6—4, 6—l; Madame Mathieu beat Miss Dearman, 6—o, 6—3; Miss Nuthall beat Mrs Law, 2—6, 6—4, 6—2. 4