Being too careful in stroking, Miss Holwill plunged into the grave mistake of booming straight to her adversary instead of varying her play with long and short shots. This gave Mrs. Krenov the chance to time her returns and she started hitting on her own account, not polished driving, but real beefy thumps that sprang from her tight grip. She did this and won two successive games before Miss Holwill came up again. Two netted balls after deuce in the seventh paved the way to the trailer's uprising, putting the score to a tie On two occasions at 4-4 and 5-5.
Calling upon latent energy, Mrs. Krenov renewed her driving with added viciousness and reeled off the next. two games, which ended the first set by 7-5. With the threat removed, the winner fared in sturdy manner and completely upset her opponent. The first game in the ensuing session was hard and close, having reached deuce two times. The second, on Miss Holwill's service, was won at love. Then came another deuce game in which the victor showed fine confidence and steadfastness, stroking with unfailingly good length. The loser was only able to save a love set in the fifth frame when she broke her conquerer's service. making the second set read 6-1
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