Americans Win Doubles

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 146, 10 September 1927, Page 1

Americans Win Doubles

Davis Cup Tennis Finals

Great Exhibition by Tilden

AMERICA beat France in the doubles final of the Davis Cup, played in Philadelphia at the grounds of the Germantown Cricket Club. W. T. Tilden and F. T. Hunter (who replaced W. M. Johnston by decision of the Selection Committee) proved too good for the Frenchmen, Borotra and Brugnon, who were defeated 3 —6, 6 —3, 6 —3, 4—6, 6 —o.

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PHILADELPHIA, Friday. T>OROTRA served, and won the first game for the Frenchmen. Tilden then served, and won his game, but the French players pulled out to a 5—3 lead when they broke through Hunter’s service. In the eighth game Borotra was forcing the play. His splendid volleying and Tilden’s amazing service were features of tile match. Borotra served two aces in the ninth, and won the set for the Frenchmen, 6—3. The Americans’ errors were 25, and their earned points 8. The Frenchmen’s errors were 21, and their earned points 12. SPECTACULAR PLAY In the second set, Tilden won the first on his service, and Borotra the second on his, hut Brugnon lost his service, giving the Americans a 3 —l lead, which they improved to 4—2 by Tilden’s dashing courtcraft, and covering play. Brugnon’s volleying at this stage was spectacular. The Americans took the seventh game to love, and while the Frenchmen won the eighth the Americans could not be denied the victory, taking the ninth to love, and the set. 6 —3.. Stroke analysis: Americans: Errors, 11; earned points, 12. Frenchmen: Errors, 1; earned points, 5. TILDEN’S GRIM CHARGES In the third set there was a tendency to have Hunter’s work overshadowed by Tilden’s grim charge for everything that came over the net; but the former contributed effective cross-court returns that piled up points.

Both Borotra and Brugnon lost the service, giving the Americans a 3—-0 lead. Hunter lost his service in the fourth game, Brugnon making three effective passing shots, but the Americans, going to s—l, were clearly showing superiority. The Frenchmen recovered, winning the seventh to love and the eighth; hut the Americans ran out the set, 6 —3. FOURTH SET TO FRENCH Although the Americans won the first game in the fourth set, the Frenchmen quickly gained a 4 —l lead, Borotra’s amazing recoveries and Brugnon’s smashing service proving effective. The French players increased the lead to 5 —3. The Americans won the ninth to love on Tilden’s service, but the French took the tenth and the set, 6 —4. Stroke analysis: Americans: Errors, 21; earned points, 6. Frenchmen: Errors, 17; earned points, 9. DELIBERATE DOUBLE-FAULT Tilden served and won the first game in the fifth set. Then the Americans ran up a 3—o lead. The French led 40 —0 in the fourth game, and dissatisfied with the linesman’s decision, giving them the point, Borotra deliberately double-faulted and the Americans won that game and the fifth, the deciding point being a volley to Borotra’s feet. The Americans made it a love set, winning the match 3—6, 6—3, 6—3, 4—6, 6—o.

Stroke Analysis.—Americans: Errors, 8; earned points 7. Frenchmen: Errors, 19; earned points, 5. —A. and N.Z.