THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1969.
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Superb Tennis By Maria Bueno Whits Best in howloon ?
OUTPLAYS SALLY MOORE
TO QUALIFY
FOR WIMBLEDON FINAL
London, July 2.
Maria Esther Bueno, 19-year-old champion of Brazil, gave a superb exhibition of power tennis to enter the final of the women's singles at Wimbledon today. The lithe, sallow-complexioned South American girl, with fluent, masculine strokes, beat 19-year-old American college girl, Sally Moore, of Bakersfield, California, by 6-2, 6-4 in 44 minutes.
This semi-stal match on the centre court between two firm hitters produced Inwn tenis of the highest standard, The exhliorating contest was cher than indiepted by the scores, but Miss Bueno always held e edge with her more accurate deeper volleying and and algadier service.
Aces
but
But in
A year ago Misa Bueno esmo to Europe
and dominated early-season tournaments,
Wimbledon3. failed at this year's champlers the girl from Sue Taulo has truly lived up to her nickname of "The Brazilian Bumbshell."
Mis Moore had the and sironger wervice today
sent down several clean aces, But both girls had difficully In controlling their deliveries) In the strong wind.
Miks!
Moore served seven doubir. faults and Mias Bueno live.
Bat Miss Bueno's other erroTA were few. She went intern 4-1 lead in the opening set and word it in the eighth game in only 17 minutes.
In the second set, Miss Moore the fighting qualities
showed
which marked her progress 10 the semi-final by rallying back to 2-2 after tralling 0-2.
The Climax
Miss Bueno stained analhar break in the eighth game to lead 5-3, but the Tall Californian re- mained cool as fe in the crisis and immediately sincic sack to take M tene's service, the Brazilian serving a double-foult when 30-40,
Risman May Miss Rugby Test Match
Dunedin, July 2. England By-half Bey Riman, latest addition to the British Isles Tour. Ing Rugby Union team's Injury list, may miss the Arst test against New Zealand here on July 18, Aleman damaged a knee ten- don in the Lion's match against New Zealand Universities in Christchurch yesterday, and his recovery is expected to take between month,
two weeks and
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Lions, hit by injuries through- out their tour, arrived here for their match against Otago on Suturday with their Jungest Only 13 Casualty list yet. players are completely it.
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Although Miss Reynolds Then came the clux, Ass
made two backhand served several aces Miss Hard 31cure error for love-40 to give Miss never hesitated to go up to the was clearly Bueno three match points. On net and here she the first, ins Moore hit a fine superler. Sorchand passing shot. capacity crowd was hushed as Miss Moore then aerved a soft delivery which, caught by the wind, bounced awkwardly for Min Bueno.
The
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The South African's forehand was not working so well today a under the constant pressure et Miss Hard's game she made mistakes both on the forehand and the backhand,
Started Well
+
The Brazilian hesitated for a second, nund then strated the hall gently, wide of the -rushing American, It was all over, Miss
Miss Reynolds started the Bueno sent her racket spinning mates well winning the fest high in the air jubiluntly
her service to love, The uther women's singles game on
that two bulls
Miss zemi-final day saw the very serving experienced Miss Darlene Hard Hard could not even touch.
States)
her f (United
Teach second Wimbledon anal by bent. ng the South African girl, Miss Sundra Reynolds 6-4, 6-4.
Last year he was benten in the trial by Miss Althea Gibson.
Too Strong
Miss Hard, who at 25, is six years older than any of the elly" sel-finalists, was too strong for the South African gir}
from
All-Australian Men's Doubles Wimbledon Final
Laver, Mark Upset Italian Pair
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Wimbledon, July 2.
There will be an all-Australian final in the men's doubles at Wimbledon this year, following the easy wins in straight sets today of the Fraser- Emerson and Laver-Mark combinations in the semi-finals.
Olmedo Favoured Today
London, July 3. Alex Olmedo, 23-year-old Peruvian-American, and Rod Laver, 19-year-old Australian loft-hander, meet on the centro court at Wimbledon today for the men's singles title, highest individual honour in lawn tennis.
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Olmedo, Peruvian hy birth but nominated for Wiinbledon by the United States, started the championships as onc of the Sensational Latin
many Singer hottest favourites for
The While number one seeds, The Australians broke through
Laver began as a 20-1 Golden Volce years, Fraser and Emerson, set the In the tenth games of the Arst
Well as the Austra Star Recording Artist outsider. and second sets to win each by lian has played, the odds will be scoring in effortless pace by
6-4. In the third set, it look- fashion against the outsidera Torben Ulrich (Denmark) and ed as if the Italians would re-heavily stacked against him to- eover when they took the first Ladislaw Legenstein (Stateless),
to love, the number four seeds, Laver game against service and Mark, causisi an upset by but the Australians broke back Italian pair to level at 2-all and went on to defeating Orlando
and Nicola win out easily at 0-3. Pietrangell.
the Sirola
Off-Day
Italians The second-seeded were on an off-day and failed ven to win a set. It was a disappointing match and Sirola sayed a disastrous gume, miss-
But she did not maintain this excellent start. Sho losting many easy shots. her service in the third game, A double-fault by Miss Hard the following Famo levelled the score, but slowly the American got on lop.
She broke Miss Reynolds' service to love in the reventa Kome and won the sel at 8-4 after 16 minutes.
Hard Miss
took
Miss
whom great things had been ux- pected after her quarter-imal Reynolds' service twice at the victory over Mies Angels Mort-start of the second set, but on each occasion she lost her own. Iner (Britain), seeded second.
to cancel out the advantage.
Miss Reynolds Gradually game fell of uni Miss Hard, controlling the net, scored an other service break in the ninth game to lead 5-4.
1 Mis Reyroks, secde!! Afth, never showed shular form against fourth-seeded Miss Hard who won in 40 minutes.
Mix Hard again employed her valleying game, but today ale seemed to hit her shots with near-masculine strength
< with
In the last game Miss Reynolds saved three match balls before won-Reuter and Miss Hard greater
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World Record
Holder Beaten
beat
Gothenburg, July 2 Knut Fredriksson, of Sweden, Al Cantello, American helder of the world record, to win the javelin event at an in- ternational athletics meeting here tonight,
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Laver played a remarkable game and was the best player on the court, This was great performance following his four-hour singles semi- finst marathon yesterday seainst the American Mackay, Today Laver abowed no signs of fatigue, and his smasher and service were as powerful
an ever.
Mixed Doubles
mixed
day.
Stood Out
Ot Песся, Apex cle.
In Olmedo's smooth passage le the final he has conceded only two sets in six roundyist his all-round talent has stood out from the standard shown by the 127 other challengers for the title.
Laver,
the slim, red-haired Australian lad is only the third unserded player to reach the Alison In 1030 final. Wilmer
and 1955 and Nielsen in 1953
and they were the other two, both fell at the inst hurdle,
Left-Hander
Number three seeds Rod Laver and Darlene Hard (Australia-
Apart from his unseeded US) won the last mixed doubles
the fact that he is a quarter-final match today, beat- status,
I against Laver. ing 11. Truman and Christine left-hander
past 10 statistically. In the Truman (Britain) 6-3, 7-5.
only
left-handers Іг other
doubles yours,
two
tic-Australian quarter-final matches today, Bob have won the
in 1907 and Mark (Australia) and Jeanne Nurman Brokes
beut Bob Howe 1014, and Jaroslav Drobny, in Arth (U.S.)
Moore 1954, (Australia) and Sally (U.S.) 6-3, 7-5, N. Fraser (Aus-
Bui Laver has splendid Bueno bulin) and Miss M.
La nat ground strokes and Frederikssun threw 42,00 (Brazil) beat R. Emerson (Aus-
lacking in courage or tenacity, metres (272 feet 2 inches)-a trolia) and Misa S. Reynolds
which he fully demonstrated against Mackay, Last January, Swedish record compared with (South africa) 6-3, 6-3, and W. Cantello's 75.19 melns (240 Knight (Britain) and Miss Y.
be took Olmeda to Ava Kela inches): Cuntelio's Ramirez (Mexico), number one
In t110 Western Australian feet 8% world record, set in California seeds, beat J. Javorkay and Miss
championships In
Perth last month, is 30.03 metres (382 V. Puzejuva (Czechoslovakia)
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