SENSATION AT WIMBLEDON

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19365, 1 July 1937, Page 15

SENSATION AT WIMBLEDON

i MADAME MATHIEU’S WIN ! MISS ROUND’S SURPRISE , GERMANS IN DOUBLES , (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. June 30, 1.50 p.m.) LONDON, June 29. In the women’s singles quarter finals at the Wimbledon tennis tour- . nament to-day much interest centred in the French player, Madame Mathieu, whom it would not be unchivalrous to call a veteran, who created one of the few sensations of the tournament by beating the volatile Senorita Lizana, who had been tipped as a finalist. Madame Mathieu's super steadiness and scientific play was always too good for the Chilean, who fought hard, and the former won in two sets. i The terrific forehand accuracy of the Pole, Ivlddle. Jcdrezejowska, enabled her to secure a runaway vie- : tory over Miss M. C. Scriven. i The American, Miss Alice Marble, I was behind I—31 —3 in the final set against Mrs. Sperling, but the former won the match chiefly by storming the net and volleying and drop-; shotting. ; Miss Round, whose recent improve- ! ment was shown by her easy defeat of the Countess de la Valdene yesterday played the game of her life to-day, beating the title-holder, Miss Helen Jacobs. The Englishwoman showed general superiority and returned even the famous chop shot of the champion with ease and won many points, raiding the net and killing Miss Jacobs’ i returns. It was a surprise victory. j Further progress results of play are as follows: — I Mixed Doubles [ (Holders, F. J. Perry and Miss D. E. Round, Great Britain.) —Fourth Round — Budge and Miss Marble (U.S.A.) beat Brugnon (France) and Mrs. Andrus (U.S.A.), G—l, G—l. Women’s Doubles (Holders, Miss K. Stammers and Miss F. James, Britain.) —Fourth Round— Mme. Mathieu and Miss Yorke beat Mdlle. Jedrzeowska and Miss Noel, 3—G, G—2, B—G. Men’s Doubles (Holders, G. P. Hughes and C. R. D. Tuckey, Great Britain.) —Third Round — Von Cramm and Henkel (Germany)! beat Farquharson and Kirby (South Africa), G—3, o—6, 2—6, 7—5, G—4.