TENNIS BLUE RIBAND

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11306, 4 September 1922, Page 3

TENNIS BLUE RIBAND

DAVIS CUP MATCHES AMERICANS PROVE SUPERIOR TO AUSTRALIANS. CHALLENGE ROUND GAMES. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. VANCOUVER, September 1. Play in the challenge round of the Davis Cup matches commenced to-day, fehen W. T. Tilden (America) defeated Gerald Patterson (Australia), 7-5, 10-8, 6-0, and W. M. Johnston (America) defeated J. O. Anderson (Australia), 6-1, 6-2, 6-3. Tilden and Patterson opened the play. In the first set Patterson won the first game off his own service with the last of two strokes and making two placements. Tilden won the second 6-4, after a double deuce and the third after a single deuce, Patterson making two double faults. Patterson took Tilden’s service in the fourth with the loss of two strokes, and won the fifth game off his own service, in a like manner. Tilden won the sixth with the loss of a stroke, and Patterson the seventh with the loss of two. The eighth game was' won by Tilden with the loss of two strokes, and Patterson won the ninth, after a eingle deuce, on terrific drives and service aces. Tilden won the tenth with the loss of one stroke, and the eleventh to love, breaking through Patterson’s service. The American took the twelfth, on his own service, with the loss of one stroke, and the set 7-5. A BRILLIANT SET: Patterson opened the second set well. He won the first game with the loss of ft couple of strokes. Tilden won the second in the same way bnt then Patterson won the third, again with the loss of two strokes, with- fine placements, and the fourth with the loss of one stroke. Tilden took the fifth game after dropping two strokes, and the sixth with the loss of one. The seventh game was Patterson’s with the loss of twoS strokes, and then Tilden won the eighth to love. Patterson won the ninth, after losing two strokes, on Tilden’s outs. Tilden won the tonth, a single deuce game, Patterson the eleventh, with his usual two points away, and Tilden -won tho twelfth to love. Patterson retaliated by taking the thirteenth game to love. Both were playing the fastest of tennis, and the games continued to see-saw. Tilden took the fourteenth and Patterson the fifteenth, in each the winner dropping two points. The sixteenth game wa.s Tilden’s to, love, and then came the big tussle of the match, the seventeenth, which Tilden won after deuce had been called eight times. Tilden won the eighteenth game to love, and the set 16-8. Tho -third set was short, Tilden . won the first game after a single deuce, the second, with the loss of two strokes, on placements, the third, also with two strokes last, the fourth to love, the fifth; with the loss of one stroke, and the, sixth after a single deuce. Patterson in this set was erratic. ANALYSIS OF THE MATCH. An analysis of the match *is as follows-. First Set. ' ! Tilden,- 12 nets, 8 outs, 4 placements, 6 service aces, 9 double faults. Patterson, 13 nets, 11' outs, 6 placements, 8 service aces, 8 double faults. Second Set. Tilden, 15 nets, 15 outs, 14 placements, 11 service aces, no double faults. Patterson, 24 nets, 17 outs, 16: placements, 7 service aces, 4 double faults. Third Set. Tilden, 5 nets, 2 outs, 12 placements, no service aces, no double faults: Patterson, S nets, 4 outs, 3 placements; 1 service ace, no double faults. ANDERSON AND JOHNSTON. Johnston, in his match with Anderson, took the service,-and won the first' game with the loss of a couple of strokes. Anderson was unsteady, and Johnston : won the second game, after a single deuce, and the third to love. Anderson; won the fourth, after a deuce, on Johnston’s nets and outs, bnt Johnston took the fifth with the loss of -two strokes, the sixth with the lorn! of one, and the seventh with the loss of two strokes. He won these games on Anderson's nets and errors. AUSTRALIAN OUTPLAYED. In the second set, Johnston, completely outplaying Anderson, won the first game to love, and the second and third each with the loss of one stroke. Anderson then volleyed, and won the fourth fame after deuce had been called twice, ohnston, who was playing a brilliant placing -game while - Anderson was, invariably netting his returns or driving them out of the court*, won the fifth game with the loss of two strokes. He took the sixth with the loss of a point, and it became clear that Anderson was not his equal on the day. The Australian, however, won the seventh, after a quadruple deuce, on Johnston's errors, and then the latter took the eighth and the set, 6-2. WON ON ANDERSON’S ERRORS. Johnston won the' first game of the third set, after a double deuce, again on Anderson’s errors, and the second to love. Anderson took the third, after a call of deuoe, <on. Johnston's nets. With beautiful placing, Johnston won the fourth game with the loss of a stroke, and then Anderson came to light with two games, the fifth and the eixth, the first one with the loss of a stroke and the other , with the loss of two strokes. -Johnston, however, won the seventh, eighth and ninth games, each with the loss of one stroke, all on Anderson's errors, and the match was over. DETAILS OF SET FLAY. An analysis ,of the match gives the following:— ' , First Set. ’ Johnston, 4 nets, 5 outs, 2 placements, 2 service aces, no double faults. Anderson, 8 nets, 13 outs, 4 placements, 1 service ace, 3 double faluts. Second Set. Johnston, 9 nets, 3 outs, 5 placements, 1 service ace, no double faults. Anderson,-12 nets, 14 outs, 6 placements, 2 service aces, 2 double faults. Third Set. Johnston, 4 nets, 8 outs, 5 placements, no service aces,' no double faults. Anderson, 7 nets, 17 outs, 7 placements, 2 service ’aces, 3 double faults.