TENNIS TOURNEY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22006, 12 January 1935, Page 11

TENNIS TOURNEY

AUSTRALIAN TITLES

.PERRY BEATS McGRATH MEETS CRAWFORD IN FINAL ENGLISHMAN'S GOOD FORM By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received January 11. 9.45 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Jan. 11 The Australian lawn tennis championships were continued to-day at Kooyong. Results were : Men's Singles.—Semi-final: Perry defeated McGrath, 6 —2, 6—3, 6—l. Women's Singles. Semi-finals : Miss Lyle defeated Mrs. Hopman, 6—l, 7—5; Miss Round defeated Mrs. Westacott, 6 —4, 6—2. Mixed Doubles. Quarter-finals: Kirby and Mrs. Bond defeated Moon and Miss Whittaker, 6 —3, 6 —4; Boussus and Miss Bickerton defeated Menzel and Miss Woodward, 6—3, 7 —5. A hetter exhibition by McGrath against Perry was expected. McGrath, who attacked Perry's backhand, could not withstand the latter's fast drives. The match was disappointing, as a great battle had been anticipated in view of McGratli's great fight against Perry at the 1934 national meeting and his victory over the Englishman in Sydney in December. 4 Perry undoubtedly is right back to form and Crawford will have to be at his best to have any chance of winning the final to-morrow.

Misses Lyle and Round passed untroubled through the semi-finals of the singles, but Mrs. Hopman gave Miss Lyle a good fight.

PROFESSIONAL GAME % DOUBLES AT PHILADELPHIA (Received January 11, 5.5 p.m.) PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10 In the professional tennis tournament at Philadelphia, Tilden and Vines defeated Lott and Stoefen, 12 —10, 2 —6, 6—2, o—6, 6—2. In the singles Vines defeated Stoefen, 7 —5, 6—3, and Lott defeated Tilden, 5—7, 11—9, 9—7.