LAWN TENNIS.
WIMBLEDON TO ORNAMENT. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS. Received June 23, 12.10 p.m. LONDON. June 22. At the Wimbledon open championships sldllo Lenglen beat sliss Browne (America) 6—2, 6 —3. In the first round of the men’s singles Kinsey beat Gilbert 6 —l, 6 —l, 6 —4; Nigel Sharpe heat ltitchio 6 —3, 6 4—G, 6 —2 ; Cattaruzza heat Fisher 6 —2, 6 —o, 9 —7, A. H. Fylee beat Hughes 7 —5, 6 —2, 2—6, 6—4. In the second round Coehet heat Richards 4 —6, 6 —3, 6 —4, 6—2; Brugnon beat Hodges 7—5, 6—2, 6—2 ; Lycctt beat Park 6—l. 6—l,_6 — Lennep beat Gobert 2 —6, 7—5, 7 —5, B—6; Turnbull heafi Kchrling 6 —2, 75, 6 —3 ; Austin beat Fames 5 —7, G —4, 6—o, 4—l (when Fames retired). In the women’s singles, first round, sliss Joan Fry beat slrs s'larshall 6—l, 6—o; sliss Ryan beat sliss Colegate 6—o, 6—4; Miss Bettv Nutlvall heat Miss Elliott (Australia) 6—4, 5—7, 6 —2; sliss Eileen Bennett heat slrs Crawshay-Williams 6 —3, 6 —2. —A. and N.Z. cable.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 173, 23 June 1926, Page 10
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176LAWN TENNIS. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 173, 23 June 1926, Page 10
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