Holt won on his first service and although Amy returned the next he missed the back line by an inch.

Holt doubled and the score was 30--15.

Amy tried to draw Holt to the net and pass him across court, but Holt secured applause by a difficult back-hand return that just trickled over the net and left Amy standing.

The set ended a minute later when Amy drove the service squarely into the net.
"Holt wins the first set," proclaimed Westcott, "six games to four." The adversaries changed courts and the second set started.

Again Amy won on his service and again lost on Holt's.