Yugosiavia's unexpected defeat the French team inthe Davie Cup Contest has occasioned surprise because in the recent International matches against England France's young players were showing remarkably good form and hopes of a French recovery of the trophy were ente tained, But surprise is reference be made 0 achievement last year when that country was eliminated in the first round of the European Zone by Czechoslovakia who ultimately reached the final only to go down before Germany, J. Pallada and F, Puncee in meeting Czechoslovakia's champions: at Prague showed form which had. greatly benefitted from a tour of India in the previous winter (1994 35) Pallada did specially well to defeat J. Caska in three straight sets and in the doubles KCukuljevie and ince gave their opponents a fright, leading by two sets to one and being evel in games in the fourth set, th full score being 4-0, 4-6, 6-2, 8-6, 6-2, Pallada and Puncee have evidently:
to their tennis stature for Pallada beat both Boussus and Destremeau and Puncee, although, Josing to Destremeau, beat Boussus on whose brow rested laurels recently snatched from the redoubtable Fred Perry in the international "match ready mentioned, Yugoslavia's now have to meet Avstrl the conquerors. of Belgium.
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