Wimbledon Tennis

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 148, 25 June 1938, Page 5

Wimbledon Tennis

Wenzel’s Narrow Escape From Defeat THE EARLY ROUNDS United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, June 23. The Wimbledon tennis championships were continued to-day. Menzel had a narrow escape from defeat by the slightly-built Choy. He was behind 2—4 in the fifth set, but led* 6 —5. The Czech then crashed through the final games. Results:— MEN'S SINGLES. Second Round. Menzel defeated Choy 7—5, 3—6, 4 6—2, B—6. Third Round. Khosinkie defeated Collins B—lo, 6 — 2, B — 6, 6—2. Henkel defeated Boussus 6—2, 6—3, 6—2. Mako defeated Brooks, 6—2, 6—3, 5 6—3. Hecht defeated Sharpe, 6—3, 6—4, 5 6—l. Budge defeated Rogers 6—o, 7—5, 6 Puncec defeated Anderson, 7—5, 6—3, 4—6. 3—6, 6—4. Mitic defeated Procopio 4—6, 6—2, 6—o, 6—o. WOMEN'S SINGLES. Second Round. Miss Jacobs defeated Miss Ingram, 9—7, 6—3. Frau Sperling defeated Mrs Whealter 6—o, 6—o. Third Round. Mdlle Mathieu defeated Miss Curtis 6—o, 6—3. WOMEN’S DOUBLES First Round. Kiss Andrus and Miss Henrotin defeated Miss Hartigan and Miss Wilson, B—lo, 6—o, B—6. Second Round. Mrs Fabyan and Miss Marble defeated Mdlle Jedrzejowska and Miss Thomas, 7—-5, 6—3. Misses Coyne and Wynne defeated Misses Brawn and Jarvis, 6—4, 3—6, 6—2. Miss Scriven defeated Miss Scott, 6—3, 6—4. Mdlle Mathie and Miss Yorke defeated Madame Couquerque and Mis* Wheeler, 6—3, 6—3. MIXED DOUBLES. First Round. Hare and Miss Brown defeated Coombe and Mrs Mellow, B—6, 6—l. Boussus and Miss Wynne defeated Lucking and Miss Osborne, 6 —l, 6—2. Hughes and Miss O’Connell defeated David and Miss Hartigan 3 —6, B—6,8 —6, 6—4. Brugnon and Miss Coyne defeated Hamburger and Mrs Lucas 6 —2, 6—l. Butler and Miss Heeley defeated Dallos and Miss Stevenson, 6—2, 6—3. Second Round. Puncec and Mrs Hopman defeated Pettigrew and Miss Mavrogordato 6—4, 6—4. Borotra and Mrs Wills-Moody defeated Menzel and Miss Howard 6—3, 6— i. Henkel and Mrs Fabyan defeated Geelhand and Madame Demeulemeister, 6—3, 4—6, 6 —l. Shayes and Miss Saunders defeated Mako and Mdlle Jedrzejowska 6—3, 6—2. Budge and Miss Marble defeatea MacPhail and Mrs King 6—o, 6—o.