U.S. TENNIS TITLES

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22510, 19 September 1938, Page 11

U.S. TENNIS TITLES

MISS WYNNE BEATS

MISS BUNDY

BUDGE REGAINS FORM (niTta rasas 4Sbociatios —coptsigbt.i (Received September 18, 8 p.m.) NEW YORK, September 17. The defeat of Miss D, Buhdy, one of the leading American players, by the Australian, Miss N. Wynne, was a feature of to-day’s play in the United States singles championships. A deluge of rain caused the postponement of most matches. ~ Miss Wynne led 5-4 in the first set, and then .lapsed completely.• allowing her opponent to take three games in • succession. The Australian continued to play a back-court game in, the second set, and, with accuracy and speed, she broke through Miss Bundy’s service in the ninth gatne, to gain a 5-4 lead, taking the set easily on service. The third' set was evenly contested.Miss Bundy, though more accurate than Miss Wynne, was forced to play defensively. Men’s. Singles S. B. Wood (U.S.A.) beat B. Ml Grant (U.S.A.), 6-2, 6-3, 6-2. J. D. Budge (U.S.A.) beat H. C. Hopman (Australia), 6-3, 6-1, 6-3. Women’s Singles Mrs P. Fabyan (U.S.A.) beat MUe. J. Jfedrzejowska (Poland), 6-1, 6-4.-Miss- Alice Marble (U.S.A.) beat Miss :K. Stammers (England), 6-8, 6-3, 6-0. Miss N. Wynne (Australia) beat Miss D. Bundy (US.A.), 5-7, 6-4, 8-6. An upset was caused in yesterday’s singles matches, when S. B. Wood, winner of the Wimbledon singles in 1931, beat B. M. Grant, third ranked player imthe United States last season, ■in three straight sets, Mrs Fabyan (U.S.A.) eliminated Mile. J. Jedrzejowska (Poland), who has been ranked among the 10 best> women' players in the world for several seasons.

Displaying uncanny accuracy in his placements, Wood swept through Grant in a surprisingly easy manner. Grant was given practically no opportunity to show ms famous retrieving tactics, for Wood scored consistently with passing shots, and otherwise either smashed for kills or used cunning drop shots and lobs. He put the ball where even Grant could not get it. Mrs Pabyan was at the peak of her form, and outgeneralled and outplayed her opponent in every department of the game. Her, control was perfect, and she was consistently a step ahead of the slower Polish girl. H. C. Hopman, whose cool, canny play has attracted a big American following, drew 12,000 spectators to the stadium, the largest attendance so far during the championships.'- He played shrewdly, but failed to take a set from .J. D. Budge, who was the ‘ , 01d ,, ;Budge for the first time during the tournament. -

If the crowd was disappointed, it soon forgot it in the excitement of teeing Budge suddenly regain form and play in. a smashing, well-nigh errorless manner. * Hopman was unable to match the terrific force of Budge’s drives, and resorted to chopping tactics to nullify the lack of length of his own drives, but it was a useless effort, Miss, Kay Stammers played her best game, but Miss Marble’s stamina and stroking power were too much for the slighter British player. It was a baseline duel throughout, neither coming to. the net often. i