CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS
MEADOW CLUB SINGLES. FINAL WON BY RIGGS. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright SOUTHAMPTON (New York). August G. Riggs virtually clinched the No .1 position in the American Davis Cup team by the convincing manner in which he defeated Wood, 10-8, 6-4, 6-4. in 93 minutes in the final of the Meadow Club’s tournament. Riggs won the 1000-dollar trophy outright, having won it three years in succession. Disgusted with his showing yesterday. he changed his tactics. He usually avoids the net, but today he took the offensive. >
In the doubles semi-final yesterday Riggs and Wood defeated Ernest and Sutter, 6-2, 6-2, 7-5.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 August 1939, Page 5
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