Word: bondi
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...match of interest, but which showed very little brilliant tennis, was the finishing of the contest between Bondi and Roots, the former winning the third set yesterday 9-7. On Thursday each had gained a set, Bondi 12-10. Roots 6-4. Both players were hampered by the damp court, which caused much slipping. There can be little doubt that if Root's service were of higher calibre, he could have mastered the rather indifferent Bondi...
...real upset occurred yesterday when Roots forced Bondi the second seeded player to 22 games before the latter won the set 12-10, and when Roots then returned the compliment by taking the second set 6-4. Only two sets were played, however, on account of darkness. This afternoon at 3 o'clock on the Jarvis Courts, Bondi may lose or maintain his reputation in the final set while Roots may gain...
...foretell. Wheeler and Briggs were the University's individual stars in the Jackson cup tournament, but in the doubles matches that they have played in the past two weeks, they have not shown the cohesion and co-operation that a star doubles pair should exhibit. Yesterday they defeated Bondi and Stralem, 6-1, 8-10, 6-1. Ingraham and Dixon on the other hand are excellent combination players...
...tennis matches have been postponed until next week because of the condition of the courts. This includes the doubles match between Wheeler-Briggs and Bondi-Stralem and the Union tennis tournament...
...Huntington vs. Perkins, Rounds vs. Scully, Gallery vs. the winner of the Salter-Scars match, Davis vs. Webster, Bondi vs. Roots...