TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 June 1928, Page 5

TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

SCENES AT WIMBLEDON ANDREWS DEFEATS HUNTER (Australian Press Association.) (By Cable—Press Assn—Copyright.) , (Reed. June 26, 1 p.m.) London, June 25. There is little wonder, that Wimbledon inspires tennis like nothing else on earth. To-day it is a garden party of rare loveliness, with twelve thousand present, including many Dominion visitors. There was a picture of frocked society people, flannelled men, and gaily-costumed Orientals, as they paraded beautifully-hedged terraces, dividing the most perfect courts ever offered at Wimbledon. One heard a dozen different languages. The players alone represented twenty nations. Even the opening day produced a first-class sensation in Andrews’ defeat of Hunter. Results: —

. Men’s singles, Hawkes beat Artens (Austria) 6/3, 6/4, 6/1; Lycett beat Powell 6/4, 4/6, 7/5, 6/8, 6/2; Coen..(America) beat. Peterson.,(Denmark) 7/5, 6/3, - 6/-3.; Austin beat Jacob (India) 6/1, 6/3, 6/1; Moon beat Gilbert 5/7, 6/1, 6/0, 6/4; Cochet beat Sleem 6/2, 8/6, 6/2; Kleinschroth beat Collins (Scottish champion) 6/4, 6/2, 6/1; Jean Borotra beat A. H. Lowe 6/2, 8/6, 6/4; Boyd (Argentine) beat Godfree 6/3, 6/2, 6/2; Colonel Nayes beat Cummings 6/3, 6/2, 6/1; Kingsley beat Turnbull 6/2, 1/6, 6/3, 6/2; Dicks beat Peacock (New Zealand) 6/4, 3/6, 1/6, 6/2, 6/3; Peters beat Crole-Rees 6/2, 6/2, 6/1; .Andrews (New Zealand) beat Hunter (America) 6/4, 5/7, 6/4, 2/6, 7/5; Patterson beat F. Crawford 6/3, 4/6, 6/3, 7/5; Hopman beat Higgs 6/2, 6/4, 7/5; Ohta (Japan) beat Stefan (Italy) 6/3, 1/6, 6/1, 6/3; Landry (France), beat Greig 6/3, 6/8, 6/4, 4/6, 3/2 (retired); Huges beat Young (New Zealand) 6/1, 6/4, 6/4; Crawford beat Hodges 6/1, 6/3, 6/2. Other first round winners were Hennessey, Tilden, Lacoste, Morpurgo, Boussus, Edouard, Borotra, and Brugnon.