Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954), Monday 27 June 1949, page 2


TENNIS BKOW'N SHINES AT WIMBLEDON LONDON. June IS. — Three Australians reached the laM eight In the men's singles championship at Wimbledon to-da-. Brown cave a wonderful performance In Ills sensational victory over the American champion. Gomalex and Bromwtcb and Sedgmsn won Ifcrir nines comfortably. Other ouarter - finalists are Drobny. Falkenburg, Sturgess, Parker end Schroeder. Worthlngton was eliminated bv U.S. veteran Frank Parker. Mrs. Thelnw Long gave her greatest display to defeat Mrs. Weiss (Argentine) saving match points before going on to win the third set with splendid tennis. Geoff Brown, who was omitted from this year's Australian Davis Cup learn and unseeded at Wimbledon, save one of the finest performance* of his career In beating he VS. champion, Pancho Gonulez. In four sets. He was slow io get hie ambidextrous game functioning, but when he settled down he swept Gonzallez from the court with a magnificent display of controlled power . The Australian's fireworks rattied the American who made continual error* Gonzales rarely broke throueh Brown's tremendous serving Brown was Irresistible in all he did It was a surprising result considering the way Brown started. He made the errors of a schoolboy and Gonzalez merely kept the ball in pjay to win the first set emily in W minutes The Australian took only 95 minutes to beat the second favourite for the title. On this form Brown has a fine chance of winning the title as it is doubtful If even Schroeder could resist hif terrific hitting. ' After a week of disappointing displays. John Bromwlcb olaved cleverly and accurately to best the Italian R. Del Bello with the lass or only two ►umw Bromwich will meet the American Bob Falkenhure fn the quarter final. Frank Sedeman best the voune Belgian Phillip Washer, in three hard fought self. He did not have to produce hit best tennis to reach the ouarter finals. Bill Sidwell and GeolT Brown advanced to the quarter finals of the men's doubles by beating the Fivnch Diiii R. Abdesselam and the »2- year-old Jean Borotrs with the Iohs of only three games. Sedcman and Mrs. Kav Menziet had anotJin easv victory in the mixed doubles Parker's experience and consistency was too strong for young Worthinglon who wat beaten in straight seU. Mrs Long had a hard baule to wear down the aelle Mrs. H. Weiss in three sets. Mrs. Weiss seemed likely to have an eesv win when she bad a 4-0 lead in the second set. but she weakened and tost her steadiness. The mixed doubles Utleholdert. Bromwfch and Mine Broulth. had an untroubled win In stialeht sets from the New Zealander. D. Oximhe and Mrs, N. Blnli i Britain I The match ended Inside 80 minutes on Brooch's service.

Beore«: Men'; single* 'fourth round i : G Ei-own 'AUBl.l defeated R Gonzalez i U.S.A. I 2-6 6-3. 6-2 6-1: J Bromwich 'Aust.l dcrcated n Del Belli) i Italy) 6-!. 6-1. 6-0: F Si'dErmin (Aust.) deft-Hied l-Washu (lirluiivm) -M. «-t. 1-5- r IVnkn H.'SA.I d- fcated G Wniihingtiin c Aust. I 0-2. G-3. 0-1. Men's, doubles (third round): U nmvvn und B. Sidwell iAu»l.) dcrratpri ran Borotfa und R AduesScldin iKmncei 6-3. (1-0. fi-0.