The Archive · 1935

Miss D, Round Wins Australian Title

Melbourne, Jan. 12. don women's singles champion, 10- Miss Dorothy Kound. the Wimble~

@ay won the Australian crown by defeating Miss Nancy Lyle, another British star, in the final, The score was 1-6, 6-1, 63, The mixed doubles championship by. Christian Bossus (France) and Miss L. M. Bickerton (Australia), who defeated Ins. Bond and V. G, Kirby South Africa), the final to-day. The score was 1-6, Honours were divided in the final jot the women's doubles, play being hatted on account of darkness after two. sells "had ven played. Miss Dearman and Miss Lyle of Great Britain clashed with Mrs. H. Hopman and Miss Bickerton of Australia this contest, The British players took the first seit 6-5, out the Australians evened the score ty taking the, sec-fond sett 6-2.

An astounding upset was witnessed to-day in the Victorian mixed doubl when Int, and Mrs. Harry Hopm defeated Fred J. Perey, world's Leae ing tennis star, and" Miss Dorothy Round, in straight setts. The An tralian couple won Ly 0-4, 6-4—Reuter,

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