BROMWICH BEATEN

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20026, 26 August 1939, Page 7

BROMWICH BEATEN

DAVIS CUP SEMI-FINAL

TOOK ONLY ONE SET

QUIST’S EASY WIN

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(Reed. August 25, 1.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, August 24

The first singles in the jntei-zone final of the Davis Cup contest between Australia and Yugoslavia were played to-day. Results:— Quist (Australia), defeated Mitic (Yugoslavia), s—o,5 —0, (1 —4, G—3. Puncec (Yugoslavia), defeated Bromwich (Australia), G 2, 8 G, O—G, G—2. HOpman sent Quist and Bromwich to the court at an early hour to practise drop-shots. “The Yugoslavs may try some formations and drop-shots which will break them up,” he said. . The first set between Quist and Mitic was unimpressive. Mitic’s errors seemed to stamp him as a novice, and even in the second set, he gave no real demonstration of tournament calibre until the seventh game* in the second set when he stroked i with surety. Quist lapsed into errors, thus prolonged the match until the tenth game. Mitic broke through Quist’s service at one stage in the third set but the Australian retaliated by accounting for his opponent's service in the ninth game.

Bromwich held a brief advantage in the first set against Puncec, but the Yugoslav soon mastered his play. He continued to. play brilliantly at the net and in the backcourt. In the second set, Bromwich fought back gamely but Puncec’s versatility and greater accuracy gave him victory. He yielded the third Set after receiving leg massage, but took the fourth set in quick time.

Hopman stated that Puncec’s victory was a surprise, 'but illustrated clearly that Bromwich had not had sufficient forcing practice in first-class singles. “I am trying to arrange much stiffer competition 'after this, and I hope to have the services of Fred Perry for that purpose,” added Hopman.