The French Davis Cupsters were overconfident and undertrained. In Paris last week, they squeezed past Yugoslavia in the first two matches, then lost the rest. France's No. 2 star, Pierre Pellizza, looked so pitiful that he was withdrawn midway through the competition. The No. 1 star, balding, 6 ft. 7 in. Yvon Petra got too tired in his final match to run after the ball. The score: Yugoslavia 3, France 2.
The steady Yugoslavs, winners of the last European zone playoffs in 1939, became a good bet to repeat next week in the finals against steady Sweden. Other over-the-border tennis:
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