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At first he modestly tried to beg off, claiming urgent business in Paris. "But tennis is like alcohol once it gets in your bloodstream," said Sargent Shriver, 52, U.S. Ambassador to France, and there he was at Wimbledon competing in the Veterans' Gentlemen's Doubles. Bounding nimbly across the court, stretching for volleys, scrambling for lobs, Shriver and Partner Robert Kelleher, president of the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association, easily defeated their first-round opponents 6-2, 6-0. Next day, though, they were paired against Jaroslav Drobny and A. V. Martini, a couple of old hands at the game. "They really gave us a shellacking," wheezed Sarge. "But it was terrific!"