LAWN TENNIS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20629, 30 July 1930, Page 17

LAWN TENNIS.

FRANCE STILL UNBEATEN. AMERICA'S CHALLENGE FAILS. Fiance is still the champion law " l«nms nation, hav.tiu successfully defended for tlie third successive yeai the Davis Lup. emblem of interna)ioi.nl lawn tennis supremacy At the conclusion of the championships at Wimbledon t.rio I'i,itfrl States appearvd to have a more hopeful <-l.ilrice of lifting the nip than ;j| ,mv time since France first won it 'n 1927 I'ihlesi won at WtmMedor. arid seemed it. he playing better than over Allison defeated Corbet in the singles and, part nerefl by V.-ii. H.vn, annexed the doubles I it|e fi.i the second t iiJJO These fv.o young players last year in the same con (•■si showed ureal promise, and penetrated the weakness of Corbel and fiorotra as a pan with ureal discernment and skill In addition French tennis circles, were railici pr-ss'mistio as to the nln lit y of i hen team to withstand 'he assault of the tinted Stale's The result >n favour o) Hranee was decisive and •. great tril.ute to the wonder fill -.kill oi Coehet. who riot only won both Ins ninnies with ease, lull displayed such f; k: 11 in the doubles that his op porieiits realised that it was courttoij disaster t'i play to him The result show:-, that France's grip on thi' international trophy is as firm as ever and il is probable that flu* will retain the eup until young players are developed in • ithei "omit l ies, jnsl a* France developed hers wbc'i she deleated the I'nited Slates aftei n nnnibei ol years of unremitting effort. TiMen has clearly been mastered by Coehet, and 11' not lit is si ill the sujier ior of any of the younger American players. Next year may see l.ainste bact in his best form as a defender, and then, indeed, it will take a strong team to wrest the trophy from prance. . .