LAWN TENNIS

Southland Times, Issue 20525, 29 June 1928, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS

WIMBLEDON TOURNAMENT. BOUSSUS DEFEATS ANDREWS. London, June 27. The success of the Australians and the surprising New Zealand anti-climax constituted to-day’s Antipodean record at Wimbledon. The packed centre court hailed Andrews as a new idol, but within a few minutes Boussus was the purveyor of delight. It hardly does Andrews justice to say that he came back to a normal game after Mon day’s stupendous achievement. Perhaps it is truer to say his gruelling match with Hunter made him easily a victim for the agile left-handed Frenchman whose game is exactly similar to Andrews’ with a shade greater certainty and craftiness. Andrews began Monday’s tactics of coming into the net, only to find he was facing a master volleyer and an unerring smasher, whose low sweeping line drives were invariably winners. Andrews was forced into a long game at which Boussus was also the master. With his .-peed and subtleness he worked Andrews into a succession of mistakes. chiefly in over-driving. Nevertheless the New Zealander fought finely to the end. I Jet ails of the second round of the men’s singles were as follows:- Moon beat Lycett 9 7, 4 —6, 7—5, 5—7, 6—o; Austin beat Wheatley 6—2, 6—B, 6—B, 6—2, 6—l; Crawford beat Pennycuick 6—4, 2—6, 6—3, 12—10- Ryan. Coen, Hennessey and Buselet also entered the third round. Doubles.—First Round: Patterson and Hawkes beat Hepburn and Lacroix 6—l, 6 L 6 —2; Cochet and Brugnon had a walk-over against F. M. B. Fisher and Roper Barrett, who scratched; Williams and Wheatcroft beat the New Zealanders Young and Peacock 3—6, 6—3, 6—2, 6 —2. Ladies’ Singles.—Second Round: Miss Colyer beat Miss Peggy Saunders 7—5, 6—4 ; Miss Boyd beat Miss Sterry 6—3, 10— 8; Mrs O'Hara Wood beat Miss Cantera 6—l, 6—2; Miss Akhurst beat Miss Bourne 6—4, 6—2. Miss Helen Wills and Miss Axssem also entered the third round. Miss Bickerton beat Mrs Mallory 7—3 4- 6, 7—4.

In the second round of the men’s singles Boussus beat Andrews 6—4, 6—l, 6 1.