U.S. TENNIS FINAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18198, 18 September 1922, Page 8

U.S. TENNIS FINAL.

TILDEN RETAINS TITLE.

DEFEAT OF W. M. JOHNSTON.

THREE SETS TO TWO.

• By Telegraph—Frees Association— Copyright (Keceived % 4-50 p.n.,5 i. A. and N.Z. NEW YORK, Sept. 16 In tho final of the national lawn tennis l singles championship W. T. Tilden del feated \V. M. Johnston, 4—6, 5—6, 6—2. i 6—3, 6—4. 1 In the first set Tilden lost the first f game on his service after deuce three . times. Johnston also won the second i game to love on Tilden's outs. Tilden t rallied, winning tho third gamo to love x and tho fourth to 15. Tilden at this j stago became erratic, and Johnston won j the fifth and sixth games to 30. Tilden , took the seventh to 15, and Johnston tho eighth to love. Tilden then rallied 5 and won tho ninth to love, but he 3 played wildly in the tenth, giving John- , ston tho game at 30 and the set, 6—4. In the second set Tilden won the first game to love on his service, and breakin" through Johnston's service won '.ne J second to 15. He again became erratic, and Johnston tbok the third (o 30 and tho fourth to love. Tilden won the f ifth ' after deuce three times, but John--1 ston's superior groundwork won him ; the sixth to 30 and the seventh to 15. Tilden was playing too fast in an effort to weary his opponent, and he found the net often and his service went to pieces. Johnston won , [ the eighth game to 30 and tho nmth to 15J taking the set, 6—3. ' In the third set Tilden steadied. He broke through Johnston's service, winning tho first game to 15, and driving Johnston to tho back of the court won ' the second after deuce. Johnston spurted 1 and won the third gamo to 15, out 'ill den, strengthening, took the fourth i> love and the fifth to 30. Ue again Bracked on his service, and Johnston won the sixth to 15. Tilden, howe.vr, broke through Johnston's service, wini ning the seventh game to 15 and tho i eighth after deuce twice, taking the set, jc—2. j In the fourth set Tilden went wild, . instantly netting the ball and bungling his service. Johnston won the first thwc j games to 15, 30, and after deuce four times. Tildou recovered and won ilie fourth gamo after deuco. Johnston ! cracked in the fifth game with four not I errors and Tilden won the game to 35, ; also the sixth to 30. With the score eyen Tilden broke through Johnston's i service and took five straight games by j winning tho seventh tc Jo"«\ the eighth jto 30, and ha nil/.; to 1 tek!;\g the set, 6—3. j In the filth set Tilden terrifically. He woo the first game after deuce ; three times. Johnston won the second | to love, Tilden, maintaining his speed, : took the third to love and the fourth to | 30. Johnston was steady, but Tilden l was too speedy in his attack and won I the fifth to 15. Johnston won the sixth I to 30, and the seventh after deuce three I times on Tilden's net errors. Tilden won-the eighth game to 15. Johnston broke through Tilden's service, winning the ninth to 30. Tilden then won he | tenth to 50, the set, 6—4, and the cham- | pionship. The Australian tennis team is departing by the Niagara on September 22. ! PATTERSON IN SEMI-FINAL. | DEFEATED BY TILDEN. ' A. and N.Z. NEW YORK. Sept. 18. The semi-finals of the national lawn ! tennis singles championship at Philadelphia i to-day resulted : — W- T. Tilden (United States) defeated G. L. Patterson (Australia), 4—6, 6—4, ; 6—4, 6— o. W. M. Johnston (United States) defeated • Vincent Richards (United States), B—6, 6—2, 6—l. j In the first set Tilden served first and I the games followed the service until the | third, when Tilden's two 'double faults i allowed Patterson to break through. Pat- ; terson's service was very severe, and fil- | den was unable.,to handle it, and made j many errors into the net. Tilden won I the first game to 30, Patterson the second |to 30, the third after deuce, and the ! fourth to 15. Tilden took the fifth to love, : Patterson the sixth to love, Tilden the ! seventh to 15, Patterson the eighth to 15, i Tilden the ninth to 15, and Patterson tho | tenth to 30, the Australian thus taking the : first set. . In the second set Tilden broke through ! for the first time in the fourth game with ! two fine placements. The match was essenitiaUy a service batfle. Patterson evened I by breaking through in the seventh. Tilden j spurted and won the next three games on Patterson's errors. Patterson won'the I first game to 30, and the second after ' deuce. Tilden won the third to 30. the fourth after deuce" twice, and the fifth after deuee. Patterson won the sixth to love, and the seventh to 30. Tilden won the eighth to 30. the ninth to 30. and the tenth after deuce three itimea, thus winning the net jfn the third set Patterson grew emtio and was unable to clear th« net, while Tilden drove to Patterson's feet, unnerving his opponent. The American spurted in the fifth set. and won three mete successively on Patterson's errors. Tilden won the first set to 40. Patterson the second to 30, Tilden ,the third to 15, Pattern the fourth to love, and Tilden won tho fifth to love, the sixth to 30, and the seventh to love. Pattereon won thn eighth to love, and Tilden the ninth to 30. In the fourth set Tilden opened with a spectacular game, overwhelming Patterson with a terrific service, hard driven placements, and unrcturruble volleys. Patterson won only tho first gamo on his own service to 40. Tilden won the second to 15, the third to 16. tho fourth to 30 the fifth to '60, the sixth to love, and the seventh to 30. The match seemed during the last three sets a veritable repetition of Tilden's victory over Patterson in the I Davis C> ') imgles. ■ : , i