U.S. TENNIS TITLES
RESULTS JN SINGLES
CHAMPIONSHIP
HOPMAN WINS EARLY
GAME EASILY
QUIST PLATS BELOW NORMAL
» CUaiTED PBKS9 ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.) (Received September 15. 9.30 pm.) NEW YORK, September 14. The main upset in to-day’s. play in the American lawn tennis championships at Forest Hil's was the defeat of A. K. Quist, the Australian Davis Cup player, by B. M. Grant CUB.). Results: —
Men’s Singles H. C. Hopman beat .McNeill, 6-4, 6-S,
7-5. B. M. Grant beat A. K. Quist, 6-1, 4-6. 6-1. 7-3. Hopman won almost at will His opponent’s backhand was vulnerable, but above all. the Australian’s shots were coming off to perfection. He mixed Ms pace successfully, and took the net with telling effect. The match between Quist and Grant was disappointing. Footfaults were constantly called against the Australian, and his play was below normal. Kis backhand was strangely weak, and he repeatedly took the net at the wrong moment. The quarter finals will bring Hopman and Budge, Grant and Wood, Bromwich and J. Hunt, and Mako and Gilbert Hunt together. Women’s Singles HjTtcs Marble beat Miss Stevenson, 6-1, 6-4. ■ Mrs Fafayan beat Miss Coyne, »-«. 6 Miss” Marble was completely at the top of her form. She forced Miss Stevenson with deep piercing shot*, and then stormed after them to the net cutting off weak returns by means of gibing volleys or -overhead kills. In the match between Mrs Fabyan and Miss Coyne, the latter had her chance in,*the tenth, game.of the first set, when she had set point, but she was unable to settle matters, after which .she was virtually helpless , against brilliant cross-court' volleys tjiat had her running from corner to corner. ■ ... ’ . ... - The quarter final*? will bring Misses r.timh and Wynne, Miss Bundy and Madame MatMeu. Misses -Marble and. Stammers, Mrs Fabyan and Malle. Jedrzejowska together. ’ - Hopman, at the request' of the Australian Lawn Tennis-Association, has canvassed the Americans_ for a visit to Australia in the coming summer. Budge, Parker, Wood, ana Grant are unable to go. but Biggs and Sabm wiH,
-Among'the women. Misses Marble and tumb said they would tentatively consider a visit. ‘
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22508, 16 September 1938, Page 11
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