AUSTRALIAN TENNIS

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 346, 29 January 1937, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN TENNIS

CRAWFORD BEATEN. BY BROMWICH 1 '• Two Youngsters Will Meet In! Final. I Press Association —Copyright. Sydney, Jan. 28. The Australian tennis championships semi-finals resulted: Men’s singles: Bromwich beat Crawford 6—l, 7—9, 6 —3, .8 —6; McGrath beat Hopman 6—4, s—l. 7—5. in a spectacular match, lasting 21 hours, young Bromwich triumphed over the Davis Cup player Crawford, owing to consistency and better condition. Crawford was extremely tired at the finish. Bromwich displayed a unique fighting spirit and had the crowd on tip toes. He serves right hand and drives with his left hand and uses a double-handed grip on the right side. The meeting of two youngsters, McGrath and. Bromiwich, in the final on Saturday is awaited with great interest. McGrath found Hopman much below his form of yesterday when he beat Quist. The women’s doubles semi-finals resulted: Misses To Coyne and N. Wynne beat Misses V. Selwin and A. Hattersley 6—3, 4 : —6, 6 —3; Mesdames Hopman and Westacott beat Misses J. Hartigan and M. Blick 6—4, 6—3.