TENNIS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 February 1928, Page 3

TENNIS.

NEW ZEALAND ENTER FOR DAVIS CUP.

( Australian A X.Z. Cable Association.) WELLINGTON, Feb. 3.

Tho New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association lias decided to enter a challenge jo the European zone for the Davis Cup this year. PARIS, Feb. •_>. Critics referring to Borotrn’s and Briignon’s tour. |n>int out that apart from when aboard ship, neither lias had a week’s rest from tennis since France won the Davis Cup. 11 they | become stale and over heavy, the burden would fall on Laeoste and C’ocliet. The former, owing to business calls is having to reduce the time devoted to championships of lawn tennis. Cochet is taking things easily during the winter. The French Davis Cup team will probably be Cochet and Laeoste for tbe singles, and Borotra and Brugnon for (loonies. India and New Zealand at the last minute, entered, the latter for the first time. United States is expected to win comfortably in tho American zone. A keen struggle between Australia. Britain, Denmark and South Africa is forecasted in the European zone. TEAM TO RETURN. The Lawn Tennis Federation cable’ Id the team in Australia to return .it the earliest possible opportunity, in view of the suggested possibility of their developing stateness.