FRENCH TENNIS

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19902, 3 June 1936, Page 7

FRENCH TENNIS

FINAL 0F CHAMPIONSHIP. ; i VON ORAMM BEATS PERRY. l i ——- I I LOSER NOT UP TO FORM | United Press Assn.——Elec. Tel. Copyright. PARIS, June ,1. The Punch tennis championshipsl were continued. Results: .\lcn's singles —Final: You Cramm (Germany) de~ leafed F. J. Perry (Britain), 6—o. 2—13, G—-2, 2—6, 6—o. Perry was patchy throughout, the championship and (lid not reach his usual form in the final. on the con»ti'ary, \‘on Cramm exhumed his cus—tomary perfect stroke production. and won the first set by finding the lines to an inch, finishing two lovc games. ' Perry was more himself in the second set, but in the third showed 21' tendency to double fault at criticall moments. ‘He was also incommoded lyy von Cramm's high—kicking service, although he countered the German's new non—rising clipped stroke. VOn Cramm was superb in the final set, cutting off all the Englishman's returns. Perry was discouraged whenl he struck a bad patch and doublet’anlied. giving vnn Cram-n a ”.m'J lead. after which the German seed him, winning a love game, and ran out. magnificently. regaining the championship which he lost to Perry inst year. \\'Omen's Singles—Finn}: .\ia-i‘u‘ne Sperling (Germany) defeated Madame Mathieu (France), 6—3, 6—4. VON GRAMM'S ACHIEVEMENT. VICTORY THOROUGIILY DESERVED CRITICISM 0F PERRY. United Press Assn—Plan TM rinr'vr-icm LONDON. June 2. .\lr Wallis Myers, writing in the Daily Telegraph, says von Cramm thor—oughly deserved his victory. llis game showed development in stroke variety and strategy, proving him to be a deep student of those psychological elements which enter into every big contest. “ Perry was all out to establish a double record as the only player to win the French championship twice since it was opened to the world, also to gain the unique distinction of win—ning in two successive years at \\"im~ biedon, New York and Paris. However. his quest, which looked possible of achievement in two stages of the match, was frustrated by Perry per-l mitting a questionable line decision to upset his concentration in the her game in the third set, also .33 his fatal disposition to allow you Gramm to control the attack at the opening of the third set.” “I Have other Interests." . “ Tennis used to be my whole life, but now I am married I have other in—terests, and iennis is only pnr; or iiicm." said Perry in an interview with the Paris correspondent of the Daily Mail. “I have lost interest and en—thusiasm and cannot concentrate. That is the plain truth." Mrs Perry, who had watched the match. broke in. saying: “I do not think Fred is playing badly. I suppose it is good for him to lose sometimes. I am not worrying over his ‘ losing tennis championships. It is not ‘-a catastrophe to me." “ Of course, it is not a catastrophe," , said Perry. “ I except 1' shall be play—ing better at \Vimblcdon. But it‘ I do not, what of it? You cannot stay out of the game for seven months and then expect to win championships asl before. I even astonished myself byi imy lack of concentmtion‘ and kick.‘ \\'ilethcr I Shall recover them re-l mains to be seen." ‘ Von Grnmm Realises Ambition. , After the match von Cramm saidzi l"l have realised my ambition. I havei beaten Perry." 1 Not a Surprise. l The News Chronicle comments that‘ Perry's defeat is not a big surprich as \‘on Cramm is one of the three bestl lin the world, the others being; Perry 1 and Crawford. Austin‘s pulled musciei ‘is regarded as further reducing Bri—tain‘s chances 01‘ retaining the Davis Cup, although it is yielding 'to treat-i ment. ‘ Australia's victory in the Davis Cup tie against America has heightened i the interest in you Cramm's defeat 01 1 Perry, as it is generally expected that ‘ Australia. will overcome Germany. whom she is most likely to meet in the inter-zone final.