LAWN TENNIS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 83, 6 February 1928, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS

PLAY IN AUSTRALIA. FRENCH STARS IN ACTION. Press Association —Copyright. SYDNEY. February 5. Borotra beat Cunfmings ; (.New South Wales) o—4, 0--1. 5—7, 6—3. in the final of the men's i-mgles. t- J '» njijs (championship. BbrA>tirla showed Wonderful speed and , volleyed and smashed perfectly, Cummings' tennis improved greatly during the latter part of the game, but hiel was uaaible to beat the agile Frenchman. Borotra in the early part of the match played rather further back than usual to counter Cumimngs' crous-oourt strokes. 'He mad© several errors of Cummings' slow shots and his foothold wlas somewhat inseteurei This hindered him considerably. Cummings played very gamely. ' In the doublet caairlpioriship _ final Brugnon and Borotra beat Willard (New South Wales) and Moon (Queensland) o—3, 4—6, 6—4, 7—5. Borotra made many wonderful inter* ceptions bwb sometimes failed in his returns. Willard played magnificently, making winner after winner, seldom missing* volley or smash and carrying the attack to the opponents throughout. Moon was disappointing. He appeared nervy, frequently letting the bail pass. Brugnon played in a style far'and away ahead of any exhibition yet given here, and the- Frenchmen won the well-earned doubles title of Australia. Foot-faults were frequently called against them, and the action of the umpire puzzled the spectators in view of the Lawn Tennis Association management committee's decision not to enforce a rigid interpretation of the foot-fault rule in any matches in which the Frenchmen were engaged. The frequent calling upset both Borotra and Brugnon, but they took the decisions m a sporting spirit.