UK: WIMBLEDON TENNIS - DAVIDSON AND BOWREY OF AUSTRALIA DEFEAT RUSSIAN PAIR KOROTKOV AND LEJUS IN THIRD ROUND OF DOUBLES.

Record ID: 190106

  • Title: UK: WIMBLEDON TENNIS - DAVIDSON AND BOWREY OF AUSTRALIA DEFEAT RUSSIAN PAIR KOROTKOV AND LEJUS IN THIRD ROUND OF DOUBLES.
  • Date: 30th June 1967
  • Summary: 1. GV Ext. crowd at Wimbledon 0.08 2. GTV Court 0.11 3. CU Crowd 0.12 4. GV Bowrey serves to Russians (game joined in 2nd set) (first set to Australia) point to Russians 0.28 5. CU Scoreboard, Russia two games, Australia nil 0.32 6. SV Bowrey serves to Russia, point to Australia 0.40 7. SV Crowd 0.41 8. LV Lejjus serves, point to Australia 0.59 9. CU Scoreboard, Russia 6 games, Australia 7, in 2nd set 1.02 10. LV Davidson serves, point to Russia 1.10 11. GV Crowd 1.12 12. LV Davidson serves point to Australia 1.17 13. CU Scoreboard, Australia 2 sets & 4 games, Russia 3 games 1.20 14. SV Bowrey serves point to Australia 1.26 15. GV Crowd applaud 1.28 16. LV Korotkos serves to Australians 1.34 17. GV Crowd 1.36 18. LV Korotkos serves, Aust. wins point, game set and match 1.52 19. CU Scoreboard, Australia win by 3 sets 6-2, 8-6 and 6-3 1.56 Initials PBS/V/RM/OS SPORT; TENNIS Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 15th July 1967 13:00
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  • Location: WIMBLEDON, U.K.
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  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Reuters ID: LVA6Q76P5BIIIW39WCAE2TKLYJ62
  • Story Text: The Australian pair Davidson and Bowrey today (Friday) eliminated the Russian pair Korotkov and Lejus in the third round of the gentlemen's doubles in the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.

    The Australians won the match in straight sets - six-two, eight-six, six-three.

    Despite their defeat, the Russian pair played well considering they were unseeded and matched against the number three seeds for the event.

    In the second set the Russians fought hard, but could not break the Australian service.

    Davidson and Bowrey defeated Nastase and Tiriac of Rumania in the second round. Korotkov and Lejus defeated Hann, Great Britain McDonald, New Zealand, to reach the third round.
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