Budge played in what probably will prove to be his last amateur tournament, for the growing offers for him to turn professional have practically resulted in him promising to join the ranks of the profes-signals, The American star was erratic and slow, permitting Hopman to pass him repeatedly with shots that he could have returned with ease at any other time. He netted constantly and continually brought groans because he over-drove. Only in the second set did Budge flash anything like his old form. It was when he was trailing by 2-5 that he spurted and won five straight games and the set—United Press.
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