LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2157, 25 May 1914, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS.

BROOKES AND . WILDING? J| GREAT GAME ON COURTS r^'i'&giß Br ToleirrnDh—Press Association-CGDrrUfM. loimn, ]Mny"'22:-.^; In tlio lawn tennis soiiii-iinals ut Surjj:. biton, K. 0. lvoivc bent i'aikej;.; (:■—•!? 7 —5; Brookes boat llavrogordatoj 5— !;. c-3, G-2. ■"■ ■ ■ ; :rH i: , In the semi-final, Wilding a«d Brookes beat Kingssoto' am] G. Thomas, 6—l, BROOKES BELOW CHAMPIONSHIP FORM. ■■•■■>,.: (Rcc. May 24, 5,5 p.m.)'...-'- .•-' ' IQn&n, May -23. - Mnvi-ogordato was in iiuo form, and liis early advantage was disc to Ills cuulimiiilly playing Urookes's bank-hauil strokes io the corner. Later lie beciino elower, and Brookes woro him down. Brookes requires a lot more nracticn on the grass before lio recovers championship form. Uis servioo yesterday ivas poor. Many of his first- faults wero a few inches' beyond the line, and he only reached his "best form in tho third set. ' . '■■■.■ (Reo. May 25, midnight.) . ..'. tontian, May ■ Brookes beat Lowe, 6—l, 6—l, s—<",5 —<", 6—B, (5—3. Tlio matcl) ocr-npied two hours. After tlio first cotiplc of sets Lowe put more sting into his play, and managed to drii-c Brooke's servico, frequently beating tho Australian with lino side-liiio drives. Brookes finished strongly in the fifth sot. Tito court was slippery owing to the rain, an<V Brookes played a wonderful game- on the- treacaerous surface. ■ • (liec. May 25, 0.55 a.m.) London, May 24.' Wilding and Brookes beat Lowe and Myers, o—2, 3—o.