July The weather was fine and a large crowd was in attendance when play was resumed to-day.
In the all-French final of the Men's Singles Championship Lao coste beat Cochet, the holder, 6—1, Cochet was outclassed in the first set, but in the second he played some well-placed shots which Lacoste did not attempt to reach. The latter double-faulted in. the tenth game, Cochet winning the set after & lucky stroke which it. the cord of the net. In the third set Lacoste led 3 games to 1 then Gochot. bevan to attack his Opponent's forehand and levelled up. the score; all. After a keen struggle Lacoste took the next two games fand set, Cochet then struck a bad patch in the fourth set, hitting down and repeatedly finding the net, Lacoste led 4 games to love and clinched the match by winning the eighth gam In the semi-finals of the Women's Doubles "Miss Harvey "and Miss Eileen Bennett (Britain) beat Miss Boyd and Miss Akhurst (Australia) 68, 6—8, 6—2, and Mrs. Watson and Miss Saunders defeated Mrs. Lycett and Miss Ryan 6—3, 6—4, In the semi-finals of the Mixed Doubles Spence and Miss Ryan beat Hunter and Miss Helen Wills (America) 4—6, 64, 6-8, and Crawford and Miss Akhurst' (Aus tralia) eliminated Moon and Mrs, O'Hara Wood (Australia) 6-3, In the finals of the Women's Doubles Mrs. Watson and Miss Saunders beat Miss Harvey and Miss Eileen Bennett (Gt, Britain) 62, 63.
Finals Attended by Their Majest July 7.
Glorious weather prevailed for the finals of the various. tourna. ments, which were played before a large. crowd, including King George and Queen Mary.
In the final of the Mixed Doubles Spence and Miss Ryan beat Craw. Akhurst, (Australia)
In the final of the Men's Doubles Brugnon and Cochet (France) defeated Patterson and Hawkes (Australia) 18—11, 6—4, 6—4.
In the match between Senorita d'Alvarez (Spain) and Miss Helen Wills (America), which the latter won by 6—2, 6-8, the first four games were split both winning on their service. Senorita d'Alvarez, who was suffering from a cold, hit several forehand drives in the first set which left the! titleholder standing. Her backhand recoveries were splendid. Miss Wills was very steady and machine-like and took the next four games, to win the set "In the second set Senorita Alvarez, with both forehand and backhand' hard drives, secured the first three games, but after that she fell away and Miss Wills, who rarely forsook the baseline, won the set, retaining her' tit Reuter.
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