LAWN TENNIS

Southland Times, Issue 20524, 28 June 1928, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS

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.