LAWN TENNIS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11255, 6 July 1922, Page 11

LAWN TENNIS

ANDERSON BEATS O’HARA WOOD. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, July 4 Anderson beat O’Hara Wood. 6—4, 6—3, 2—6, 2—B, 6—*. (Received July 5, 5.3 p.m.) LONDON, July 4. Mdlle. Lenglen beat Hiss Ryan, ft—l, 8-6. A GREAT CONTEST ANDERSON-WOOD MATCH DESCRIBED. (Received July S, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 4. Anderson and Wood played under trying conditions. Heavy rain delayed the commencement for three hours. Play vas only possible on a protected centre court, nevertheless the largest crowd except on Saturday remained to see the Australians. Anderson, who took the court armed with a kangaroo mascot, had tho first service. Raking drives

gave turn the first two sets comfortably In the fiist set Auderson gave Wood the lead with four double faults, in the third game Anderson, taking next to love of! Wood's service. The sixth was marked by a pretty volleying rally with Anderson, who led 5—3. Wood for the first time took the game to deuce, Anderson capturing the set on his sorvice. In the second set Anderson led two love. Wood won the next two and fourth after three deuces. Anderson's services gave him the next three. Wood snatched the eighth and Anderson took the ninth after a single deuce. Sain interfered with play in the third set and the light was bad. After resumption Anderson fell away in accuracy and Wood changed his vnethods. lie defended his back line doggedly, with the result that Anderson took only the first and fifth games. Wood led two love in the fourth set, Anderson only taking the third. The fifth set woe not marked any The excitement >ygs nryr. very, tense. Anderson ran ’"away, three the fifth set. Wood recovering, won * the next two. Anderson took 'command and lead 4—2, 5—2, 5—3, but in the ninth Anderson four times lost a match point, the game reaching deuce four times. In the tenth set Anderson love on bis service and all seemed over, but Wood took the •game-to deuce twice before acknowledging defeat. Tho crowd gave the players a great ovation.