DAVIS CUP TENNIS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 357, 18 May 1928, Page 9

DAVIS CUP TENNIS

SECOND ROUND PROCEEDS (United P.A. —By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian P.A. — United Service) Reed. 1.15 p.m. LONDON, Thursday. In the second round of the Davis Cup at Rome, de Morpurgo beat Luppu (Rumania), 6 —2, 6 —2. At Stockholm, Kozeluh (Czechoslovakia) beat Care 1 (Sweden), B—6. 6—o, 6—l. Menzel (Czecho-Slovakia) beat Valmstrome (Sweden), 6—3, 6—3, 3—6, 7 —5. At Berlin, Prenn (Germany) beat Sindred (Spain), 5 —7, 6—2, 2 —6, 6 —3, 6 —4. Moldenhauer (Germany) beat Falguer (Spain), 6 —4, 3 —6, 6 —5, 6—3. HARD COURT TITLES At Paris there are 69 entries in the men’s singles in the hard court tennis championships, which begin on May 21. Germany and Italy are not represented. The draw was seeded. The top half includes Patterson, Brookes, F. T. Hunter, Borotra, Boussus, Cochet, Boyd (Argentine), Timmer (Holland). The lower half includes Hawkes, Crawford, Lacoste, Brugnon, Gregory, Sleem (India), and Robson (Argentine). There are 64 entries for the doubles. The top half of the draw includes Borotra and Brugnon, Hunter and Brookes, Hopman and Crawford. The lower half includes Lacoste aud Boussus, Cochet and de Buzelet, Patterson and Hawkes. The pairs in the mixed doubles include Hunter and Miss Wills (America), Cochet and Miss Eileen Bennett. The women’s doubles Inc' " the Misses Wills and Anderson.