HOW TILDEN PLACES THEM
ACCORDING to William T. Tilden, the first 10 women tennis players of the world as as follow: 1, Miss Helen Wills; 2, Senor* ita d’Alvanez; 3, Mile. Kea Bouman; 4, Miss Betty Nuthall; 5, Mrs. Mallory; 6, Miss Joan Fry; 7, Miss Elizabeth Heine; 8, Miss Elizabeth Ryan; 9, Miss Chapin; 10, Mrs* Godfree.. “Austral/' of the Sydney “Referee/* has the following comment to on Tildens ranking: “There is no doubt about Helen Wills befog the first woman player amoing the amateurs of the world. The Californian girl might even beat Suzanne Lenglen, now that she kis thoroughly recovered her health and form, and Lenglen no longer fias the flower of youth. She is the most forceful driver among women of distinction in lawn tennis the world has seen. And wit It it she has wonderful accuracy. Of course, Miss Wills has not tYie variety and finesse that Lenglen has. Lenglen, a right-hander. may be said to be the Brookes women in lawn tennis. Brookes' was a strategist of phenomenal s4:ill/'
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 210, 24 November 1927, Page 8
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175HOW TILDEN PLACES THEM Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 210, 24 November 1927, Page 8
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