BIG TENNIS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11303, 31 August 1922, Page 2

BIG TENNIS

THE NATIONAL DOUBLES BRILLIANT AMERICAN PAIR DEPEAT AUSTRALIA. A WiILLINGi CONTEST. dy Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable A&sociauon BOSTON, August 29. The final of the national lawn tennis doubles was won by W. T. Tilden and Vincent Richards (America), who defeated Gerald Patterson and O'Hara Wood 4r—6, fi~l, 6—3, 6—4. Tilden and Richards won the first , game on Tilden's eervice, and the Australians won the second to lore. The Americans won the third with the loss of two strokes, and the Australians won the fourth, again to love. After a single deuce, the Americans won the fifth, and the Australians won the sixth* with the loss of two strokes, the seventh, after a double deuce, and the eighth, after dropping one point. The Americans won the ninth, with the loss of two strokes, and the Australians won the tenth in a like manner, and the eet. In the second set the Americana won the first game with the loss of a stroke, the second with the loss of two, and the third to love. The Australians won the fourth with the lose of two strokes. At this 6tage the teams seemed evenly matched, and both Tilden and Pattereon were indulging in epeedy service© and sharp returns. The Americans won the fifth game after deuce, and the sixth with the loes of two points, Riahards's cross-court placement shots proving effective. The Americans won the seventh with the loss of one stroke, and the eet, 6 — l« After a single deuce the Australians won the first game in the third set. Then the Americans won the eeoond to love, and the Australians the third with the loss of two stroke*. Both teams were then playing at top speed. The Americans won the fourth and sixth, and the Australians the fifth, in each instance with the loss of a single stroke; tot then the Americans took the seventh to love, and the eighth with the loss of two strokes. TiiUen's ©peed and accuracy seemed to account, for the American's success in the third eet. The Americans won the ninth and the sot, 6—3. Wood ©eemed tired at this stage. In the fourth set the Australians won their first game, after chopping two points, and the Americans won the second with the lo>3 of one, and the thira in the same manner. C. Tilden and Richards appeared to ibe completely outplaying the Australians. The Australians won the fourth game with the loes of two points, and the Americans, the fifth in a like manner. Pattereon was wild and erratic at this stage, and Wood was tired, no s<?st period having been agreed upon by the teams, as the Australians were anxious to catch a train bade to New York to make preparations for the Davis Cuip match. The Australians won the sixth game with tho loss of two points, and the seventh with the loss ■of one. The Americans won the eighth after a treble deuce, and the ninth and tenth each with the low of one point. HOW THE MATCH WENT AN INTERBSTING ANALYSIS. (Received August 30, 8.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, August 29. In view of the fact that the national doubles finals at Boston represented probably the same teams which will meet in the Davis Cup doubles, it is interesting to note the analysis of the match, in whifch the Australians were defeated, as follows N. O. P. S.A. D.F. Tilden 17 16 17 8 2 Richards 15 10 16 3 3 Patterson 20 21 10 1 5 Wood 13 12 11 0 1 N., Nets; 0., Outs; P., Placement; S.A., Service Aces; D.F., Double Faults.