TENNIS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1925, Page 3

TENNIS.

[Australia A: N.Z. Cable Association.] i NEW YORK. September fi. Adverse criticism is levelled against Anderson (whom Uorotra deleated) in the singles. for substituting llawkes in | place of himself in the doubles. His reason for this step a as the poor showing of the French players in the na- . tional doubles, and the splendid team work of llawkes and Patterson, although they were defeated in the final. The result of Saturday’s play showed that the criticism was justified, the Erenelimen winning. llawkes was not equal to the strain. Had Anderson played the match would have been faster with probably other dilVerenees. Anderson, in a practice match with Alonzo on Saturday, displayed splendid form. AUSTRALIANS BEATEN. (Received this day at 9.30 a.mA NEW A’OBK. Se|i. 7. Uorotra defeated Patterson I— 0 tl I. fi 1. fi —:{. Fra nee therefore meets America" in the final for the Davis Cup. NEW YORK, September S. The start was delayed on account of heavy rain and it was still raining when play began in the linal of the singles. Australia versus France. There were a lew hundred spectators. Patterson, looking grimly determined, opened with a tremendous service and ace was followed hy two double laults. lie won the game hy compelling errors off his service. Uorotra tried to score quickly, volleying precisely and divided the love games, bringing the score two all. Patterson, in his third service game, substituted his boundary delivery in his usual smashing service, obtaining equally .good results. Despite two double faults liorotras .saved the sixth, and tied the score and divided the next. Uorotra is matching Patterson in every respect, except in service play and overhead play. The volleying of hoth was decisive. The score reached lour all. Then Patterison won his own service. Uorotra. emitrilmted three errors in a row in his first servicc'and Patterson took the set 0-1.

In the second set Uorotra at the start broke through Patterson’s service, passing him twice at the net. Uorotra quickly look I he l lead f!-0, Patterson’s backhand lacking control. Two games later Patterson got even winning oil’ his opponent's service from love forty. Patterson's alternating eannon-liall strokes with softer high hounding service. lie bad no trouble in winning the tilth and gaining the lead 1-2. At three all. Uorotra regained the lead pounding Patterson’s service for tour and sensationally passing him. Drizzling rain was tailing as Uorotra. won the third straight game leading 7i-:l. Uorotra bombarded Patterson’s backhand client ively running out the winner of the* set t > -1. In the third set Uorotra again was til-si. Jo break the service covering the court sped aril la rly and continuing to play Patterson's backhand successfully. Hit was also speedier than Patterson. Ilorotia’s volleying and smashing. was sure and deadly, he leading Icy .'EI. then 1-1. by his second break through of Pat let-on's .service. The game was now being iilaycd in semidarkness with soft rain falling in place of the drizzle. Alter the game was taken to cleuce four limes in the sixth. Uorotra leading by •">-!, Patterson dropped the service the third time in succession. The Ereneliman had solved the Australians service and was steadier and .speedier in his rallies. Hiniitra won the set il-l. In t ha* fourth set Uorotra won the service game alter points Had been deuced. I'lie lain was now only trilling. Games followed the service to two all. then Uorotra took the filth to love, every point being on the backhand error of Patterson. The Australian served with rare power. The next three were all IforOt ra s, lit- overhead work we- sparkling n» he won the seventh. In the eighth he broke through Patterson's service for the first time, leading o-.'t. and completed the triumph in the ninth, coming ITom love forty ami taking the set (i-.'t. Frnuec’s ex-war devil thus took the decisive match on a slippery court, so that France meets America in the filial for the Cup Basque, lie played invincible tennis after the first set, which Patterson look with Ins usual brilliancy. The Prciii-liuiuti seemed quite at home with the wet court, NEW YORK. September 7. Having clinched the right to llm challenge round, the Erenchmeii defaulted the remaining singles, to prevent a possible injury to l.acoste on a damp turf. Instead an exhibition doubles match was played. Anderson anil llawkes opposing Hrugnon and Derugin. The A list tra lia its won 7-0,