Forest Hills, Sept. 8. and Helen e winner, entered of the men's and women's United States national open singles tennis championships here today.
Riggs eliminated Joe Hunt in five sets after a stiff battle in which he was forced to put on a terrific spurt triumph.
The youthful titleholder got off to a bad start but improved toward the end of the match, winning, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4
Miss Jacobs also was forced to rally after playing a hard game. She came up from behind to defeat Miss Ruth Mary Hardwick of Great Britain, 2-6, and 6-4—United Press.
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