DAVIS CUP TIE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 88, 30 April 1937, Page 5

DAVIS CUP TIE

New Zealand Meets China (Received 30, 11-0 a.m.) LONDON, April 29. ~ Mr and Mrs W. J. Jordan, with the New Zealand" Coronation contingent lunched with the Mayor of Brighton. They visited Brighton to witness t-he Davis Cup tie between New Zealand and Cliina. In the first round Khosinkie (China) defeated Malfrey (New Zealand), 6 — 0, 6 — 3, 4 — 6, 6 — 2, and Stedman (New Zealand) defeaied Choy (China), 6 — 4, 6—0, 6 — 2Khosinkie was recently successful on the Continent and in Britain and has sonsistently improved since he arrived in Europe last year. He showed unusual cleverness in first two sets, scoring with angled and straight voleys, to which Malfroy's heavily topspun shots were weak returns. The New Zealander, however, rallied in the second set. After being 6 — 3, won two games, lost the sixth on a netcord shot, won the seventh, but Khosinkie won the set, getting great pace with backhand, cross-court drives and also effectively slicing down the line Malfroy steadied in the third set, lengthening the rallies and slowing the game. He won the last three games in a row. Netting errors by the New Zealander gave Khosinkie a 4 — 2 lead in the fourth set, which he captured, breaking Malfroy's servico with untakeable smashes. The second singles was almost a "pi'actico xnatch" for Stedman, who completely outplayed C'hoy. After being four-all in the first set, Stedman, with fine forehand driving and smashing, forced ahead and won 6 — 4. He took vital points as required and refused to exert ' himself unnecessarily. Choy made a valian't effort in the second set, but Stedman overwhelmed him, wlnning 6 — 0. Stedman quickly ran to 4 — 0 in the third set and then slackened up, enabling Choy with clover placements to win two games. Stedman easily won the nest tu'o i'or ihe matcfe s . •