The Archive · 1936

Anticipation Upset

Paris, May 24, One of the biggest upsets since the start of the French lawn tennis championships occurred to-day, when Madame Gorodnichenko eliminated Miss Peggy Scriven, one of Britain's leading women players and form holder' of the title, in the second round by 0-6, 6-4, 0-6.

Madame Gorodniehenko is married a Russian who isa naturalised Frenchman. She Tate twenties, G. P, Hughes and CDR. Tuckey, Britain's Davis Cup pair, " qualifte for the Anal of the men's doubl to-day at the expense of their compatriots, Fred Perry and H.W. Aus fin, who were defeated by 0:0, 5~ 6-4, Jean Borotra and Marcel "Bernard, © who eliminated Bruymon and Boussus, by 7-5, 6-4, 5-6, 4-6, 048, The women's doubles was won by Miss "Yorke (Britain) and Madame Mathieu (France), Noo! (Britain) and Mile," Jedrz Jowska (Poland) 20, 0-4, 64—Route

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