Tennis.

Southland Times, Issue 18834, 29 May 1920, Page 9

Tennis.

'By "i'ennon." ) This i.‘ hardly the weather for tennis hot advice, if it is you,!, i- always seasonaule. These remarks are prompted l>y ilia tact that Mile, fnizann? Lenglen, the Champion of Europe. has witten a book on the game in which she gi'.es the following a Jv.ce to girl players: "My favourite place is at tin- nei, and 1 er-t there on the first chance. Tennis wie;H -M.;. m l.e ttuli if gtris leaptto in \r.li.o . I- . i.u ill’. 110 Inst my father hj ii.’f n n . .iii-c i 1 1.,, f;. ,v;i-t he 1,.el co.abi.. ins in; gin 1 v. Inis hj; Msec a careful ;i of :h • Uwf -truke* of ft Ist d.iv i layers - strokes in which I tic player ha! •.po'daiLed. Only men's strokes were taken. 1 v. a-, to learn, as far as possible, to play bile a man. I was to aim at getting :h- same i.-uits as they chd, but hi r.n.v n.', n .-.ay. Inert is only one stroke I ever t on.-dentioUsly trnal to copy, and that is tic torehaud drive of the .•gre. t Mr Wild;;;-'. I take this stroke as high as possible so as to avoid any curve on the ball. I do not attempt to put top spin on the ball. I am also careful to keep well away from the ball and play the stroke without bending my arm. Balam-e of the body is most important. Without perfect balance it. is impossible to execute strokes well. I pay great attention to this, I advise all girls