Sweden's two-man Davis Cup teamlean Lennart Bergelin and stocky little Torsten Johanssonfinally reached the end of the line. Mostly hothouse trained on flossy indoor courts, they had managed with luck and Nordic determination to cop the European crown. Last week in the interzone final at Forest Hills, the U.S. squad blew the Swedes off the court, 5-0. U.S. Singles Champion Jack Kramer and ex-Champion Frank Parker breezed through their singles matches with the loss of just one set; National Doubles Champions Bill Talbert and Gardnar Mulloy just squeezed out an 8-6 fifth-set victory.
Next and final objective for the U.S. team is...
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