Evening star., 1953-01-07
Vines Expects
Aussie 10 Win
Most Matches
TiIden Says Krumer
Will Emerge on Top
After q Few Tests
By the Assoeioted Press

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mis- experts took opposing views
on the future but this much was
certain today. Australia's cham
pion, Frank Sedgman, was off to
a winning start as a professional
player.
The 25-year-old artist made
his. pro debut a triumphant one
last night when he upset Cali
fornia's Jack Kramer. ruling
king of the professionals, 3-6,
Ga, Ga.
Not so successful was Sedg-
mans partner and, until last
week, co-hero of the Australian
Davis Cup team, Ken McGregor.
In his first pro match he fell
before the two-handed attack of
Pancho Segura of Ecuadora GO.
IS.
1000 See Debut.
The Aussies' American pro de-
but was staged before a near
capacity crowd of about 1000
in Pan-Pacif1c Auditorium.
It was the first of 9O-match
schedule for 1885 new tennis
troupe on a tour for which
Sedgman signed to play for a
guarantee of $4,000 and Nc
Gregor $25, 900.
The show, and a tasty one it
was, goes on again here tonight.
On the next stop, Saturday and
Sunday it moves into Ney York's
Madison Square Garden.
One match hardly makes the
tour. For the last three years
Kramer has cleaned up on
the opposition - Bobby Riggs,
Pancho Gonzales and Pancho
Segura. But Sedgman ap-
parently poses the toughest
opposition Kramer has had.
Vines Favors Sedgman.
Ellsworth Vines, a tennis
kingpin before he became a golf
pro, witnessed last nights
match. He picks Sedgman to
win the most matches.
Bill Tilden thought otherwise.
He said Big Jake, as Kramer is
known. needs a few matches
with Sedgman, and will again
emerge on top.
The two former greats pretty
well reflected the division of
opinion.
Sedgman took all Kramer had
to offer in the first set and it
was too much. But he battled
Kramer on even terms for eight
games of the second, with
neither yielding service until the
Aussie produced the first break.
He matched Kramer's tremen-
dous backhand passing shots,
and outscored him from base
line and net to win the ninth
game. He then won his own
serve to take the set In the 10th
Starts Out With Blast.
Sedgman started out with
blast to break the Kramer serve
in the first game of the final
set. They played to the hilt from
there on in and while Jack
didn't know it, he was a goner.
Later, Kramer termed Sedg-
mans second serve "the best l
ever ran into" He said he could
not get set for a power return
because he never knew where
the Sedgman ball was going
to the line or to the center of
the court.
Kramer said he felt the lack
Of recent sharp competition. He
hasn't played such tennis since
last September.
Segura. the pigeon-toed scrap
per from Latin America, broke
McGregor's serve in the fourth
game of the first set and went
on to win five straight games.
McGregOr Out-Maneuvered.
McGregor, in the second set,
held on until Pancho maneu-
vered him repeatedly out of po-
Sition and broke through in the
sixth game. The end was in
sight, but it didn't come until
they had kept the crowd enter
tanned for IL games and more
than an hour of play.
OF the two pro newcomers.
McGregor seemed less at home
in the unfamiliar surroundings
Of lights and extra-fast canvas
covering. Sedgman played eau
tiouSly for the first set. After
that he seemed as much at home
as Kramer.
The windup doubles match
was won by Sedgman and Nc
Gregor, 11-9, 6-3. This occa-
stoned no surprise. The Aussies