Lawn Tennis CHAMPIONSHIPS AT PARIS
Unexpected Win By British Pair (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) PARIS, May 28 The unseeded British pair, Bobby Wilson and Alan Mills, won their way into the semi-finals of the men’s doubles in the French tennis championships today. They beat the fourth-seeded Australian pair, Mervyn Rose and Warren Woodcock, 6-8. 5-7, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. The unexpected win of the English pair was the highlight of a day’s programme confined to doubles play. In the women’s doubles, Shirley Bloomer and Ann Haydon, of Britain, beat the Australian, Margaret Hellyer, and Mrs Ginette Bucaille. of France, to win, 6-1, 6-4, in 34 minutes, and enter the semi-finals. The top-seeded Australian pair, AsMey Cooper and Neale Fraser, were taken to five sets by the Indian Davis Cup pair, Ramanathan Krishnan and Naresh Kumar. The final score was, 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-0.
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Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28599, 30 May 1958, Page 5
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