LAWN TENNIS TEST
CRAWFORD BEATS BOUSSUS p UY ON STICKY COURT Cable,-—Press Association. — Copyright. SYDNEY. Tuesday, v A le J awn tennis test match, France fin* ! ,8^ra^a ’ was continued to-day in oka **ut P la y was confined to Tht- COUr t, which had been covered. latA* Y s , s at first rather sticky, but ai T er it improved. 3«n« » ® sin Kles Crawford defeated ST? S— 7 - 6—4. The winout, taay was weak. hi& service withC * Wing and unworthv of a Davis wJ? r ' reßentative * The Frenchman but missed many easy <*ances of scoring. dAf?.* 6 , Rubles. Biugnon and Boussus * t atec l Patterson and Hopman, 6 —J, pTjV Apart from his powerful serves the era ° a w as below form, except at ®tart. Hopman was clever, servand taking services splendidly, four Was tlie star player of the served many brilliant aces. ThA°ii? lra e * e{ ited Hopman, 6—4, 6—4. craff* renchman displayed better court hi* 1 anf * was particularly good with hnt and cross-court volleys. loser was not disgraced. There Jl te several fine rallies.—A. and N.Z.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 285, 22 February 1928, Page 11
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179LAWN TENNIS TEST Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 285, 22 February 1928, Page 11
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