Shanghai, Sept. 3. RBAT Britain and the United States of America were eliminated in the semi-finals of the Roper Cup International Doubles Tennis tournament at the hands of China and Japan respectively on the S.L.T.A, courts at the French Club yesterday afternoon before a fair-sized gallery, Both matches were decided in straight sets as the Chinese ran out easy winners by 6-1, 6-0, 6-2 and the Japanese emerged on top of 'a 7-5, 8-6, 6-4 score.
The Anglo-Chinese contest was marked by brilliant play on the part of Gordon Lum, former Davis Cup player.
His service was beyond reproach, flashing over unanswerable shots on his first balls.
His lobbing was cleverly rected and often put the Britons in difficulties.
His game proved so masterly that his partner, V. T. Wong, was left with very little to do, especially in the first set.
Tt required not more than forty minutes for China to pass into the inal round, with a loss of three games Ju the course of three sets.
Lum won the toss of the racket and started off with the loss of only one point in the opening game. The Chi hose were invincible, winning the next two games to love. Tt was in the fourth game that the tratlers began to put up'a challenge. The score went
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