Mandlikova Shines: Reaches Fourth Round, Earns King's Praise
1st and 2d round in 1979 Wimbledon:
Hana Reaches Third Round Easily
Hana reaches the third round by eliminating without too much trouble the American Dianne Morrison and Anna-Maria Fernandez.
3rd Round in 1979 Wimbledon : Hana Mandlikova vs Regina Marsikova
Mandlikova Upsets No. 13 Seed Marsikova
The only seeded woman to bow out today was No. 13 Regina Marsikova, who lost to another Czechoslovakian, Hana Mandlikova, 6-3, 6-2. Of the other 13 seeded women to play, only one, No. 15 Betty Stove, was extended to three sets.
4th Round in 1979 Wimbledon : Hana Mandlikova vs Billie-Jean King
King Praises Mandlikova, Prepares for Austin Challenge
“Sure, I can win. Five or six of us can. It’s just a matter who can play tougher,” the plucky old lady of tennis, Bilhe Jean King, said Saturday after sweeping into the quarterfinals” of the Wimbledon tennis championships. The 35-year-old six-time singles champion, back again after a foot operation, delighted the packed gallery with an impressive 6-4. 6-3 victory over Czechoslovakia’s teenage marvel, Hana Mandlikova.
“Sure, I can win. Five or six of us can. It’s just a matter who can play tougher,” the plucky old lady of tennis, Bilhe Jean King, said Saturday after sweeping into the quarterfinals” of the Wimbledon tennis championships. The 35-year-old six-time singles champion, back again after a foot operation, delighted the packed gallery with an impressive 6-4. 6-3 victory over Czechoslovakia’s teenage marvel, Hana Mandlikova.
Billie Jean‘s next opponent will be 16-year-old Tracy Austin, whom she has never played. Someone asked if she had any reservations about age. Thirty-five is greater than the combined ages of Mandlikova and Austin.
Most observers concede that for one important match or one important point, few can be tougher than Billie Jean. She had to hang tough to beat the brilliant Mandlikova, who is rated the most promising youngster in Europe.
“If Hana ever gets her game together she will be really tough,” Billie Jean said. “She has wonderful physical talent. She is tall and quick and makes some great shots. But, because she is so young, she is inclined to hit and miss.”
Austin will pose a different problem. “She will be more like Chris (Evert Lloyd),” she said, referring to the relentless, disciplined style of America’s top female player. “She will be a direct contrast to Hana.”
Compiled from : AP reports, The Daily Telegraph, The Liverpool Echo
SCOREBOARD
THE CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Wimbledon, UK – June 25-July 7, 1979
- All England Club – Grass
singles
- R1 : + Dianne Morrison 6-3 6-4
- R2 : + Anna-Maria Fernandez 7-5 6-1
- R3 : + Regina Marsikova (#13) 6-3 6-2
- R4 : – Billie-Jean King (#7) 4-6 3-6
doubles w/ Regina Marsikova
- R1 : bye
- R2 : – Kay McDaniel/ Nancy Yeargin 3-6 2-6
