NEW ZEALANDERS' PLAY IN DAVIS CUP

Chronicle (Levin), 3 June 1947, Page 3

NEW ZEALANDERS' PLAY IN DAVIS CUP

Rticeived- Mouday, 10.50 p.m. LONDON, June 2. Reuter's Praguer correspoudent says that by winning the final two Davis Cup singles Czeclioslovakia defeated New Zpaland five love to move into the European semi-finals. New • Zealand played its third>;9tringer Barry-for tlie last match in piace of McKenzie who is in bed with slight stomach trouble, probably caused by the heat and exhaustion after tne hard-fought doubles on Satuidav. Mcxvenzie will probably have recf>\ ered wiien the team flies to London for the Britisli teniiis season. ; Czeclioslovakia pieked ? its 1 third. stringer Vrba to me.et' Barry and giiye Drobny a rest. Cernik ' today defeated Robsoil 3— 6, 0, O—fO And' Vrba defeated BArry 0—4^.6 — 2\ 6-, — 2i. \ Czeclioslovakia will now meet France in the semi-ihml#. ■ v. L. . Robson, iii the; ope'ning matcli against Cernik, beg^in ' witlf a steatLy attack which ehabled'Mm 'ft>.g*aih the, .fitst' Aet and give the impression: that, ;he might overcome hisj p])pdmenj.; . Cernik; in tke second set took tlie fiist tWo- games, bflt Robson broke tlifough: his ; sefvice iii thp third gaine fjjr 2-4-R. BacJr 'broke the other?s se^vfee'ifor "tke next five games and Cefni.H' with Ihe games 5 — 3 nmnaged to hold his service to win 6 — 3. Robson thereafter lost touch and Cernik took the next twelve games in succession, all of which were closely fought. There were five deuces in the final ganie before Robson overdrove to lose the set. A further report of yesterday 's doubles match states that all four players concentrated' on net play and their rapid fire exchanges were almost quicker than the crowd could follow. MeKenzie also played a steady game to meet Drobny 's foreing drives and thunderbolt- smashes which penetrated the New Zealanders' tight combination only just often enough to force a decision. Franco won the remaining two singles against Monaco. Abdelessam defeated Landau G — 2, 6 — 1, 6 — 0, an.d Destreman defeated Noghes 7 — 5, 6 — 2, 6 — 1. , In Brussels . Yugoslavia is leading Belgium two matches to one. - Pallada defeated Geelhand (Belgium) 6 — 1, 4 — 6, 6—3, 6 — 3, and in the doubles Mitic and Pallada defeated Washer and la Croix 2 — 6, i— :6, 6 — 1, 6 — 1, 6 — 1.