FRANCE RETAINS DAVIS CUP.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18330, 30 July 1929, Page 9

FRANCE RETAINS DAVIS CUP.

Brilliant Play In Singles. VICTORY BY THREE MATCHES TO TWO. (United Prese Association—-By Electrie Telegraph—Copyright.) PARIS, July 28. France retains the Davis Cup, having defeated the United States by three matches to two. Doubles. Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn (U.S.A.) beat Henri Cochet and Jean Borotra (France), 6-1, 8-6, 6-4. Singles. Jean Borotra (France) beat G. M. Lott (U.S.A.), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. Henri Cochet (France) beat W. T. Tilden (U.S.A.), 6-3, 6-1, 6-2. W. T. Tilden (U.S.A.) beat Jean Borotra (France), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-5. Henri Cochet (France) beat G. M. Lott (U.S.A.), 6-1, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3. The Play. Even though everyone realised that Cochet would again clinch the Davis Cup, the atmosphere was tense to-day and became more so when the dashing and resourceful Tilden conquered a tired Borotra. After the first set Tilden’s strategy was superior. His mighty slams spoiled Borotra s acrobatic volleying, and the American made him run from side to side in pursuit of lightning drives that gradually wore down the Frenchman. Cochet’s win against Lott was child’s play. The champion had a sluggish spell In the second set. Yet, cool as Lott kept, excellent as his drives and services were, and his sureness on the back-hand, Cochet played him like an angler. Cochet took eight successive games. He returned seemingly unplayable shots, and lobbed with great accuracy, while his cross-court drives were disconcerting.