Under Eyes of Her King
Spanish Girl’s Victory BIG TENNIS AT WIMBLEDON (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) British Official 'Wireless ( Australian Press Association.) Received Noon. LONDON'. Friday. Tilß 'Wimbledon lawn tennis championships, which began 1 on Monday and will continue through next week, are proving as popular as ever, and there is little doubt that last year’s attendance record of 200,000 for tlie whole meeting will be exceeded.
There were 12,000 on the ground to-day one hour before the play began. Fine weather has enabled good progress to be made in all the events.
The King of Spain attended the meeting to-day and saw Senorita D’ Alvarez (Spain) beat Miss Colyer. Results: MEN’S SINGLES Brugnon (France beat Patterson (Australia), 6 —3, 5 —7, 6—4, 6 —2.
MEN'S DOUBLES Second Round Borotra and Lacoste (France) beat
Boussus and Landry (France!. 7—5. 4—6. o—4.0 —4. 6 —4: Cummings and Moon beat Godfree and Greig. 6—l. 3 —6. 7—5, B—6; Brookes and Coen (United States) beat Holthouse and Walcott, 6 —3, 6 —3, 7 —5. WOMEN’S SINGLES Third Round Miss Bickerton beat Miss Rose, 6 —3, 6—l; Senorita D’Alvarez beat Miss Colyer, 6 —4, 6 —4. Fourth Round Miss Akhurst beat Mrs. Haylock, 6—l. (United States) beat Miss Harvey,
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 394, 30 June 1928, Page 9
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205Under Eyes of Her King Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 394, 30 June 1928, Page 9
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