Evening star., 1952-07-06
Sedgman Completes
Triple by Sharing
Two Doubles Titles
BY the Assoeiated Press

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whipped Louise Brough, rs, 6-3
today to become the first teen
ager in A years to win the coveted
women's singles title in the ALI
England tennis championships.
The 17-year-old bombshell. also
holder Of the American singles
crown, surged from behind twice
to end the comeback hopes OF
Miss Brough. three times Wimble-
don champion from 194S to 1850
Not since 1905. when May SUIT
ton OF California won the women.
title here, has the queen of the
courts been some one of such
tender years. Miss Sutton wa.
several months younger than Miss
Connolly when she won the VIM
bledon crown.
Gets Ovation From $4,000.
Playing with the precision of a
mechanical doll, Miss Connolly
cut down Miss Brough with a dis
play OF faultleSs ground strokes
and uncanny anticipation. AS she
slammed home the winning point
the crowd of $4,000 jammed
around the famed Center Court
rose and gave her a big ovation.
While she received from the
Duchess of Kent the silver plate
that goes with the new title,
Maureen bubbled with laughter
and joy-just like any other teen
ager caught in a moment of
excitement.
Miss Connolly was not the only
one to harvest tennis glory this
bright afternoon, for Frank Sedg-
man, Australia's magnificent Davis
Cup ace completed a triple" by
sharing in the doubles and mixed
doubles title.
The sandy-haired Aussie teamed
with a fellow countryman, Ken
McGregor, to retain the mems
double crown. They scored a
humping 6-3, IS, Ga victory
over Vic Seixas of Philadelphia
and Eric Sturgess of South Africa.
Then. after a rest. Sedgman
Joined with Doris Hart of Jackson
vile, Fla, to take the mixed
doubles title. They defeated En-
rique Morea of Argentina and
Mrs. Thelma Long of Australia,
46, 6-3, ga. to hold the
crown they won last year.
The 24-year-old Sedgmarr won
the mems singles Friday in four
sets over Jaroslav Drobny of
Egypt. He also holds the Ameri-
can singles crown-which makes
him the No. l player in the world.
Hart-Fry Team Wins.
Miss Connolly had less success
In the finals of the women's dou-
bles. She teamed with Miss
Rrough. but the two singles final
lists were beaten by Miss Hart and
Shirley Fry of Akron. Ohio. who
retained their title. 8-6. 6-3.
In the women's singles. Miss
CONNOLLY had to come from be-
hind twice to win. She trailed
2-3 and As in the first set and
% in the second. but in each
instance turned on her power
game when needed to sweep past
Miss Brough.
Maureen proved her mettle in
the sixth game of the first set.
Down 2-3. she forced Louise into
an error on the first point. Then
she scored with a sizzling back
hand placement and repeated the
same stroke to lead 0-40. Little
Mo" drew even at 3-3 when her
foe hit the net after a backhand
volley.
Miss Connolly fell behind again
IN this set, at As, but broke
Miss Brough's service once again
to tie it up.
After holding her own service
she cracked Louise again from
800 with a backhand cross
court shot that Miss Brough
could only wave at wildly.
Miss Brough 4Steadied at the
start of the second set, going to
the net to break Maureen's OPEN
ing service and quickly reaching
20 on her own.
Maureen Turns On Power.
However. Little Mo" turned on
her full power, spraying the edges
of the court with accurate place
ments and error-forcing drives.
She ran through the next five
games as though she had invented
this pastime favored by the flan-
nel-clad English gentlemen.
Miss Brough could do no more
than hold her own serve in the
eighth game and that after
grimly surviving three match
points. But time was running out
on the veteran from Beverly Hills,
Calf.
After one more match point in
the ninth game, Miss Connolly
drove a forehand drive in the
right corner that Louise could only
pop feebly back into the net.
Thus, Wimbledon had witnessed
the coronation of a new world
tennis champion.
II hope to come back to Wimhle-
don many times in the future"
Maureen said. This is wonderful
the most wonderful day of my
life"
The new titleholder won the
admiration of the gallery with
her great dash and their hearts
with her charm and good man.
ners. 1t was her first try for the
Wimbledon crown, and at the
start of the two-week tourney she
was suffering from a sore right
shoulder. 1t became so painful at
times that she was in tears at the
close of some Of her early matches.
Sedgman Brilliant.
Sedgman and McGregor, who
haven't lost a doubles match all
year, were at their very best today
in showing WhY they are at the