Lenglen. Her acrobatic style and grace on the court form an
appeal no gallery can resist. Her very mannerisms fool people
into considering her far greater than she really is, even though
she is a wonderful player.
MME. BILLOUTT (Mlle. Brocadies)
Second only to Suzanne Lenglen in France is Mme. Billoutt,
formerly Mlle. Brocadies, once the idol of the Paris tennis
public. This remarkable player has as perfectly developed a game
as I have seen. Her actual stroking is the equal of Mlle.
Lenglen. Her strokes are all orthodox, flat racquet ones. Her
ground game is based wholly on the drive, fore- or backhand. She
has grown rather heavier in the last few years and consequently
slowed up, but she is still one of the great players of the
world.
England
In marked contrast to the eccentricities of Mlle. Lenglen one
finds the delightfully polished style of Mrs. Lambert Chambers.
Mrs. Chambers has a purely orthodox game of careful execution
that any student of the game should recognize as the highest form
of tennis strokes.
Mrs. Chambers serves an overhead delivery of no particular
movement. She slices or "spoons" her ground strokes, forehand or
backhand. She seldom volleys or smashes. Her only excursions to
the net are when she is drawn to the net.
It is not Mrs. Chambers' game itself so much as what she does
with it, that I commend so highly. Her change of pace and
distance is wonderfully controlled.
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