TENNIS IN AMERICA.

Waikato Times, Volume 105, Issue 17786, 10 August 1929, Page 8

TENNIS IN AMERICA.

WIGHTMAN CUP. SOME STRENUOUS GAMES. ENGLAND WINS THE DOUBLES. (Ey Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright.) (Australian Press Association.) (Received August 10, 1.16 p.m.) NEW YORK, Aug. 9. At Forest Hills in the Wightman Cup Miss Helen Wills defeated Mrs Watson, C—l, G —4. The matcli was more closely contested titan the score indicated, many games going to deuce anti were hard fought throughout. Miss Watson was within a point of deuoing the second set. Miss Helen Jacobs defeated Miss Betty Nuttall, 7—3, B—6, in a bitterly hard fought match, in which each, •with trenchant service and vigorous ■men's style of stroking, contested each point. Mosdames Watson and Mitchell defeated Misses Wills and Cross, 6 —4, G—l. The English women’s superiority was so marked that it was literally a runaway victory for them. Miss Wilis In the middle of the court or at the net fumbled wretchedly, while Mrs Mitchell stepping into rallies repeatedly gained innumerable points only a few feet from the net.

MEADOWBP.OOK TOURNEY. FARQUIIARSON DEFEATED. (By Teießrami—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian Press Assn. —United Service.) (Received August 10. 2.15 p.m.) . VANCOUVER, August 9. At Southampton (New York) in the Meadowbrook tennis tourney, Fritz Mercur (United States) beat Norman Farquharson (England), 6—o, 6 —2, 6— 4, i n the semi-final. Doeg beat Mangin, B—lo, 4—6, 6—3, 6—3, \7— s, and will enter the final.