WORKING TO TOP FORM

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19990, 15 July 1939, Page 10

WORKING TO TOP FORM

AUSTRALIAN TENNIS TEAM I TOP MAN ON PROSPECTS DAVIS CUP MATCHES (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. July 15, 9 a.m.) LONG BEACH’(CaIif.), July 13. Harry Hopman, player-manager of the Australian team, in a. general discussion of the whole Davis Cup position with the Australian Associated Press, expressed satisfaction with the manner in which the team is gradually working toward the top of its form for the campaign still to come. “Bromwich's progress is extremely satisfactory. He is developing excellently and promises to be ready for the hardest sort of -campaign when the real firing begins. Quist's form ha.-s satisfied me, but apparently it does not yet satisfy Adrian himself. “A small matter cf strategy has occurred regarding the'.(playing of the inter-zone final which, although scheduled for Boston, could be played elsewhere with the agreement of the European zone winner and ourselves.

“The Canadian tennis authorities are making a strong bid to get the match for Montreal. I am not consenting to this because we have engaged ourselves to play in the national doubles at Boston before the inter-zone final -and, while we are thus engaged a European team might get in advantageous practice in Montreal, handicapping us. Nothing that has happened at Wimbledon has changed the set-up as I diagnosed it even before leaving Australia. With the removal of J. D. Budge from the scene, our chances from every point of view are first-rate. It will take a lot to convince me we have not the best national tennis team in the world,” added Hopman.