AUSTRALIAN TENNIS

Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19457, 22 December 1934, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN TENNIS

. TITLE TOURNAMENT. AN IMPORTANT FIXTURE. SECOND ONLY TO WIMBLEDON. ■ United Press Assn. —Klee. Tel. Copyright. MELBOURNE, Dec. 21. It is claimed that the Australian lawn tennis championships, to be commenced at Kooyong on December 31, will be second only in importance to the great Wimbledon ’tournament. Judging by the quality and the international nature of the entrants the event should prove the greatest in the history of the_game in Australia, as well as an outstanding sporting attraction in connection with the Centenary. With the exception of Japan and the United States, leading exponents from all the tennis-playing nations will ■compete. Headed by two world champions— Perry and Miss Round —the visiting International players will include Misses Dearman. and Lyle and P. Hughes (Britain), Kirby and Malcolm and Mrs. Malcolm (South Africa); Boussus and Brugnon (France), Menzel (Czechoslovakia)'; de Stefani (Italy), and Maier (Spain). The eight seeded players io the singles in the order of merit are:— ■ Perry, Crawford, Menzel, Boussus, McGrath, Quist, de Stefani and Kirby. No one can forecast the result of the men’s singles, but the women’s ■singles title is thought to be a foregone conclusion in favour of Miss Round. Miss Ilartigan is expected to find difficulty in reaching the Anal. INTERNATIONAL CONTESTS. , PLAY IN THREE STATES. United Presa Assn.—Eiec. Tel. Copyright, SYDNEY, Deo. 21. The international triangular tennis tourney was continued to-day in hot weather. 'Results were:— Singles.—Perry defeated 'Brugnon, 11 —13, o—o, 6—l; Crawford defeated Boussus, 6—2, 10—8; McGrath defeated Hughes, 6—4, 6—l. Doubles. —Brugnon and Boussus defeated Perry and Hughes, 's—7, 6 —2, 6 —3, 6 —B, 6—4. Perry started carelessly against Brugnon and was forced into errors by the Frenchman’s deep shots to the backhand, but in the second and third sets Perry played grand tennis, serving a number of aces and hitting forehanders for untouchable winners. The match between 'Crawford and Boussus was., notable for long rallies. Every point was closely contested. Crawford mixed his shots well and his backhand was cleverly concealed. Boussus saved four match points before going under. (Mc'Grath overwhelmed Hughes, who was not playing with his usual accuracy. McGrath repeatedly scored outright winners with his doublehanded backhand. The doubles match was the best of the day. The volleying of all four players was outstandingly good. Brugnon's service return to the feet of the incoming Englishmen and 'Boussus’ smashing turned the tide in the Frenchmen’s favour. ADELAIDE, Deo. 2i. In the International tennis tourney at Adelaide to-day Bromwich defeated Maier, 6—3, 6—.1; Turnbull defeated de Stefani, 6—3, G—l; Quist defeated Menzel, 6 —2, 6 —3. In the doubles, Turnbull and Bromwich defeated Maier and de Stefani y—6, S—6, 4—'6, 6—l, G—4. ■Maier was outclassed by the per-fectly-controlled drives of the Sydney youth. Turnbull’s terrific serving disconcerted de Stefani. Australian won seven rubbers 19 ■sets, and Europe 'one rubber four sets. HOBART, Dec. 21.

In the International exhibition tennis matches at Hobart to-day Miss Dearman defeated Mrs. Malcolm, 9 — 16; Ewin and Kirby defeated Malcolm and Kay, 6 —-i, 3 G, C 2, Misses Dearman and Lyle defeated Miss Round and Mrs. Bond (Tasrrian j a ) i c—3, G—'3; Kirby defeated Malcolm, G—l, 6—2; Kay and Mrs. Malcolm defeated Ewin and Mrs. Bond, 9— G.