WIMBLEDON SURPRISE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21998, 6 July 1933, Page 7

WIMBLEDON SURPRISE

THE MEN’S DOUBLES NEW ZEALANDERS PROMINENT WIN AGAINST AUSTRALIANS (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, July 4. . The Wimbledon lawn , tennis tournament was continued to-day. Andrews and Stedman (New Zealand) beat the Australians, Quist and Turnbull, in the third round of the Men’s Doubles. Following 4 are the results: WOMEN’S SINGLES. QUARTER FINALS. Miss Round defeated Signorina Valerio 6—3, 6—2. Miss Jacobs defeated Madame Mathieu o—l,0 —1, I —o, 6—2. Fraulein Krahwinkel defeated Miss Scriven ti—4, 3 —6, (3 —1. MIXED DOUBLES. Second Round. Maier and Miss Ryan defeated Meredith and Mrs Kirk o—2,0 —2, o—2. Nunoi and Miss Noel defeated Stednian and Miss Rice 6 —2, G —l. Third Round. Cochet and Mrs Whittingstall defeated Ritchie and Mrs Watson B—6, o—l. Turnbull and Miss Jacobs defeated ■Quist and Mrs Pittman 6 —4, 4—6, 6 —4. Quarter Final. Kirby and Mile Sigart defeated Aoki and Miss Feltham 6 —3, 2—6, 6—2. Hughes and Mrs Moody defeated Tiramer and Miss Couquerque 6—4, 6—3. MEN’S DOUBLES. Third Round. Andrews and Stedman defeated Quist and Turnbull 4 —6, 7 —5, 3 —6, 6—2, 6 4. Crawford and M'Grath defeated Fletcher Brothers 6 —3, 6—2, 9—7. Oliff and Wheatcroft defeated Stoeffen and Sutter 5—7, 2—6, 7—5, 11—9, B—6.8 —6. Perry and Hughes defeated Boussus and Gentien 6 —2, 9—ll, 6—3, 4 —6, o—4. Nunoi and Satoh defeated Gibbs and Latham 6—3, 6 —l, 6 —l. Fourth Round. Borotra and Brugnon defeated Crawford and M'Grath 6—2, 6—2, 3—6, 6—2. AN EXHAUSTING MATCH. FINE PLAY BY STEDMAN. LONDON, July 4. Quist and Turnbull were eliminated from the doubles after two hours. Such poor play deserved no better fate Andrews and Stedman played below championship form, but they at least made certain of killing easy tosses, against which the Australians tacked their customary severity. Quist was handicapped by a strained wrist, which was bandaged. Andrews and Stedman began brightly, establishing a 3—l lead before the Australians settled down. Then, despite Andrews’s many excellent recoveries, the Australians took four consecutive games and won the set, 6—4. Turnbull was serving and volleying with great severity. After winning the first two games in the second set the Australians became patchy. Andrews beat them with power ful forehand drives, and Stedman played up well, enabling the New Zealanders to take the set. Play in the third set was also patchy, hut the Australians through concentrating their attack on Stedman, who was the weakest of the four, won the set. While Quist and Turnbull were undbl’e to hold their own, the services of the New Zealanders steadily improved, and they won the fourth set after another poor display by the Australians who gave them a feast of short tosses Andrews used the forehand drive down the centre of the court with deadly effect. After Turnbull had won the first game in the final set the Australian* made a long-delayed recovery. They were within a point of a 3—2 lead when Quist outed an easv smash, and the New Zealanders took the game. Quist’s arm seemed to be getting weak, but aided by Stedn.an’a errors the Australians led 4—3. They lost the next two games by pitiable mistakes off easy balls. Then Stedman won the service and the New Zealanders won the match. The New Zealanders used the deep toss extensively because the Australians were smashing ineffectively. When the Australians tried I > retaliate their tosses were so short that they were invariably killed. Stedman displayed admirable form in the final set. The Australians concentrated on him almost throughout the match. Stedman emerged surprisingly well, and brilliantly finished an exhausting match by winning bis service to loveANOTHER SURPRISE. LONDON, July 5. Almost as severe a shock as Quist and Turnbull’s extraordinary defeat by the New Zealanders was the failure of Crawford and M'Grath to extend Borotra and Brugnon. The blame rests principally with M'Grath, who netted drives and badly judged smashes and volleys. The Frenchmen teamed beautifully. Borotra’s volleys were a great feature. A L. FRANCE BECOMES PROFESSIONAL. (Pee United Errs* association.) WELLINGTON, July 5. The well-known lawn tennis player A. L. France has decided to become a professional, and to devote his attention to coaching.