TENNIS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 September 1928, Page 1

TENNIS.

lustralian Press Assn.—United Serr'o6 (Received this day at 8 a.m.) NEW YORK, September 15. Tlie stringing together Gf Cochct and Hunter in the final of the National Singles favours the Frenchman to take the championship hack with him. He was throughout the tournament never in danger. The younger American players could win a set from him, but he was a stone wall against which all offence broke. His match with Shield* in the semi-finals was an illustration. Shields is the junior American champion and will he heard from in coining years. He played a brave game against Cochct hut could not win. He was leading 5-1 in the second set and stood at match point in the seventh game, hut Cochet brought the set score to douce and with an all-round repetoire of splendid shots won it.

Hunter’s defeat of Lott is in the nature of an upset, for Hunter’s showing this year has not been very good. Lott, however, is too temperamental to he a predictable factor. Some thirteen thousand saw the matches to-day and were hardly fair to Coeliet. They would applaud tremendously when Shields came to serve and when Cochet served he was seriously disturbed by shouts of encouragement to the American. The spectators hurled their cushions into the arena at the conclusion, to express their dissatisfaction.