Prague, July 15.
Australia will meet the United States at the end of next week for the inlerzone match at Paris, the winner of which will gain the right to enter the finals against Britain.
With Crawford far off form, Australia's chances are not considered to be bright for defeating the strong American team and reaching the challenge round.
Australia won the final round of the European Davis Cup play to-d nosing out Czecho-Slovakia by a d margin, After Crawford, the world's topranking player of last year, had unexpectedly succumbed to the giant Checho-Slovakian ace Roderic Menzel by 6-4; 6-2; 2-6; 8-6, Macgrath saved the day and decided the game la by beating Hecht by 1-8.—Trans-Ocean Kuo
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