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Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2165, 3 July 1922, Page 5

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AUSTRALIANS FIRST FAVOURITES. [By Electric Cable—Copyright.] [Aust. and N.Z. Cs.i>»c Association.] (Received Monday, 2.0 am.) LONDON, June 30. Patterson beat Kingscote 6 —4, 3 6, 5 —7, o—4, 6—3, after one of the most exciting struggles seen at Wimbledon. Other results: Cochet beat Mathey, Brugnon beat Ritchie, Lycett beat Morpurg, Turnbull beat P. Lowe, Kingscote beat Gobert. In the ladies' second round, Miss Ryan beat Mrs McNair and Miss Mallory won her round. In the first round of the doubles, Anderson and Lycett beat Kingley and Winder 6 —2, 2—G, 6 —l, 9 —7; Patterson and O'Hara Wood beat Lamb and Jarvis 6 —2, 6 —o, 6 —o. The Lenglen-McKane match created the greatest excitement and was witnessed by fourteen thousand spectators, which is a record in England. The Prince of Wales and the Duke of York were present. Mdlle. Lenglen was easily superior in the first set, but Miss McKane made a great fight in the second, and led to 3—o. Mdlle, Lenglen's superior skill, however, ultimately triumphed. After the form Patterson, Anderson and one or two Continental players have shown, the critics take it for granted that the championship will again be going overseas. The Australians are now equal to first favourites. O'Hara Wood beat Hillyard, 6 —3, 5—6, G—2, 6 —o; Anderson beat A, H. Pyzee, 6 —2, 2—6, 6 —2, 6 —3; Patterson beat Borotra, 6 —o, 6—l, 6 —3.