volley bounced. Unfortunately Johnson slipped and went down on
both knees, but held his racquet. He reached the ball and chopped
it down the side-line for an earned point before Pearson realized
he had even offered at it.

Pearson was so surprised and angered that he double-faulted for
deuce, and Johnson won the game. Johnson pulled even at 5-all,
before Pearson recovered his equilibrium, and finally won the set
at 17-15. Truly Pearson's lapse at Johnson's marvellous get was a
costly mental break.

Tennis psychology is far more than the effect of certain shots,
made or missed, on the player. One can sum up such things by
saying that every kill gives confidence, every error tends to
destroy it. These things are obvious. The branch of psychology
that is interesting is the reaction on the various players of
different courts, different crowds, and other players.

There is a peculiar atmosphere about the centre court at
Wimbledon that is unique in my knowledge of the game. Certain
players revel in it. The majority do not feel it, and since they
do not sense it, they find only the material disadvantages of
rather bad light, and much noise from the stand, and dislike the
centre court. Personally, I enjoy playing on the centre court at
Wimbledon more than any court I have ever stepped upon.

The traditions of the great players of the past, the notable
personages that make up the parties in the Royal Box and
Committee Box, the honour of a visit from their Majesties the
King and Queen, and, above all, the generous, non-partisan,