TENNIS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 15 November 1924, Page 19

TENNIS.

“GRASS COURTS MORE PLEASANT. ’ ’

MISS McKANE MAKES COMPARISONS.

England’s lady champion, Miss Me Kane- makes some interesting-remarks ) . . , ai< -\ c °urts you always Vet a -d this extra re siheiicy is very much better from the point of view bf practising. The game -r P Kf ft is I,aturally ver -v riirich as well f n 1 a - graSS court » because, comes riff tr* oU,Un^ 8 ' I,igher >' the ball comes off the surface more quicklv phloTZT’r 0i £his is the iionalv ™ 'L , * t £Z r '% V ! “'f faster if wish to be in the position to receive efficiently and to return the ..hots made by their bpponeiits. enm-f lCl V y ° U i StS ? rt pla - yill A on a hard couit after having pl ayed oil a grass ccuit, it is well to rembiriber that you must stand further back than' you havb been accustomed to in order to receive your opponent’s servifeb. You must, as well be ready for a ball which, once it has struck the court, is endowed with far more speed arid bounce than a grass court could possibly give it. Sometimes it happens on a grass court that your opponent makes .'►-shot which" falls so short that, as svou5 v ou know 11 oin experience of the bouncing properties cf a grass court, you will have very little chance of being able to rbaeh it before' it lias fallen t,o'the ground. It is, hbri-evbt, advisable to con rip to 1 all, short shots which your bpporierits make on a hard court' because as. a rbsrilt of the extra iriipbtuS which tlrb liritd . srirfabjb.. givbs the. riall there arb' fb'w shots' rihibli vb'u will rib' unarile to retrieve in, time. Shots which' ri-hich are iiripbssible .tb return ori a grass court can be easily reached ori a hard court.

The surface or a hard court is generally inclined to' be loose, arid when' running t fast iri oire direction ybii incur the danger of‘slipping as you turn to retrace Voiir steps. This iri a faiKrig of the hard court which it is essential to guard against as far as possible,, and is due usually to tlie court being allowed to become too tfrv.

The gia'sri coirrt is friuelt softer,! arid therefore more pleasant when one has to take a great deal of strenuous exercise upon it. In addition to this, many people find that, the colour of the grass is more restful to their eyes than that cf a hard court, though to some extent this objection has been obviated by painting the surface of certain hard courts green. Of course, if the green is more restful to your eyes you will sec the ball better. Personally, I would rather play on a really good grass court in perfect condition than on anything else.