WIMBLEDON OPENS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 133, 22 June 1937, Page 7

WIMBLEDON OPENS

-Press Assn.

First-Round Wins to Coombe And Andrews VICTORY TO CRAWFORD

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(Eeceived 22, 10.40 a.m.) LONDON, June 21. In the first round of the singles at Wimbledon J. Crawford defeated Menzel by three sets to two. Crawford 's backhand was working perfectly in the early sets. His forehand placements also were fine, but Menzel caused worry with his hard service and heavy topspin drivos. Both played clever tennis, hut similarity of taetics tended to dullness. The mateh lasted 2 hours 20 minutes. Bromwieh, the young Australian^ making his first appearance at Wimbledon, opposed only a good club player. The Australian was not very conviucing. McGrath started shakily and was unable to find a reply to Ellmer 's steadiness, but he found his toueh in the second set and thereafter outplayed his Swiss opponent. Eesults;—~ . MEN'S SINGLES. First Eound. Cooper (New Zealand) defeated Young, 6 — 4, 6 — 3, 6-^-3. Andrews (New Zealand) defeated J enssen (Norway), 6 — 1, 6— -2, 6 — 1, Budge defeated Farquharson, 6 — 3, 6—2, 6—1. Grant defeated Hunt, 8 — 3, 6 — 4. 7—5. Yon Cramm defeated Lysaght, 3 — 6, 6—1, 6—2, 6 — 0. Surface defeated Martenaon, 6---0, 6—2, 6—1. Austin defeated Eogers, 3 — 6, 8 — 6, 6—1, 6—2. McGrath defeated Ellmer (Switzerland), 0 — 6, 6 — 4, 6—4, 9 — 7. Bromwieh defeated Comery, 6 — 3, 10—8, 6—1. Boussus defeated Ritehie, 6 — 1, 6—2, 5—7, 6—3.. Eedes (South Africa) defeated Destefani, 6 — 1, 2 — 6, 7 — 5, 6—4. Mako defeated Jamain, 6 — 4, 5 — 7, 6—3, 6—3. ^proule defeated Sturgeon, 2 — 6, 6 — -3, 6 4, 6—2. Other first-round winners mcluded Brugnon, Pallada, Parker, Hecht, Henkel, Lee, Hare and Kirby. Coombe (New Zealand) defeated Partiidge 6 — 1, 6—2, 10 — 8. Crawford defeated Menzel 6 — 4, 7 — 9, 4 — 6, 6 — 3, 6 — 4. Stedman (New Zealand) defeated A. Brown 6 — 1, 6 — 3, 6 — 3. Cther winners ineluded, Wilde, Khosinkie and Shayes. All seeded players, with the exception of Menzel, won their gaomes. Playing on adjoining courts late in the evening, Codmbe and Stedman had comparatively easy wins. Andrews meets Crawford in the second round, Coombe meets McGrath, Stedman meets Nigel Sharpe. Players from twenty-six nations were present at the championships. the biggest feature of the day, after Crawfords win was the young South African, Eedes', defeat, of Stefani, which was partly due to his robust service. Lysaght surprisingly took a set from von Cramm, hut once the German became familiar with the grass surface, the Englishman was doomed.