The Archive · 1938

Full of Excitement

The following final to be played was the Men's Doubles, between Meise, the holder, and Kew, the former holding his title after three setts full of excitement. The closing scores were 14-17, 15-9 and 15,7.

Kew started a grilling game by consistently playing long, clearing drives on to his opponent's backhand and did not change his tactics a great deal during the course of the three setts, The score had reached 14-7 in Kew's favour before Meise found his feet and then, by a terrific struggle, he gradually crept up to the setting point of l4-all. During this period the service changed hands no less than twenty-five times, Kew being held from making the winning point. The points stood at 14-11 for 15 changes. At l4-all Kew choose to sett' and, Meise losing the service, ran away with the next three points. D In the second sett, Kew held his own up to the 6-all mark when Meise gradually pulled ahead. The game slowed down somewhat at this stage and Kew's game became erratic although he played some very clever cross-court cut drives when the opportunity presented itself. Due to his agility, he was rarely called upon to use his back-hand, orly once or twice being caught in such a position from which he extracted himsek cleverly. With the score at 9-14 Kew fumbled a shot which gave Meise the service and the opportunity to run out.

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