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WIMBLEDON TOURNAMENT. HOPMAN IMPRESSES ONLOOKERS. London, June 26. In the second round at Wimbledon Cochet beat Hopman 6—l, 6—4, B—6. The impression was created that no Australian ever gave a more creditable performance at Wimbledon than Hopman. Time and again when Cochet was at gamepoint Hopman returned ace. He has everything that makes a world-beater, except experience, and his audacity thrilled Wimbledon. Nobody else of Hopman's physique has ever displayed such a senice. Brugnon beat Holthouse (South Africa) 6—2, 6—4, 6—2; Morpurgo beat Williams 6—2, 6 —4, 6—2; Tilden beat Fisher 6—l, 6 —3, 6 —l; Ohta beat Zerlendi (Greece) 6—l, B—6, 6—3; Patterson beat Kleinschroath 7—o, 6—2, 6—l; O’Callaghan (Ireland/ beat Robson (Argentina) 7—5, 6—3, I—6,1 —6, 6—4; Gregory beat Morea 6—3, 3—6, B—6, 4—6, 6—l; Boyd (Argentina) beat Pitt 6—3, 6 —3, 7—5.
Women’s Singles: Madame Alvarez beat Mrs Lycett 6—2, 6—2.
Further results in the men’s singles were:—Borotra beat Hughes I—6, 6—4, 6—3, B—6; Lacoste beat Hughes 6—3, 4—6, 6—3, 6—4; Spence beat Timmer 6 —l, 4 —6, 6 —4, B—lo, 6—3.—Australian Press Association.
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Southland Times, Issue 20524, 28 June 1928, Page 7
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179LAWN TENNIS Southland Times, Issue 20524, 28 June 1928, Page 7
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