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...they win is worth an extra $10,000." As it turned out, the cynic was a cautious prophet. Frank Sedgman and Ken McGregor finally dropped one set in the doubles match that clinched the cup for Australia, 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4. Then Sedgman whipped Tony Trabert in another straight-set victory, 7-5, 6-4, 10-8. Not until the match score stood at 4-0 could U.S. Player Captain Vic Seixas win the first & only match for the U.S., defeating McGregor...
...outgeneraling the U.S. players at every turn, Sedgman never let either of his opponents get really set, much less launch an attack. Seixas, who had sent U.S. hopes soaring when he defeated Sedgman in the Victorian tournament, was no match for Sedgman at the top of his game. And Trabert, on a 29-day Navy leave, was so badly out of condition that he collapsed in exhaustion under the blistering pace set by rangy Ken McGregor in his opening match...
...defense of the Davis Cup by whipping the U.S.'s best without losing a set in the opening singles matches in Melbourne. Sedgman, playing at the top of his form, blasted U.S. Playing Captain Vic Seixas, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3; then McGregor trounced a tiring Tony Trabert...
...alone cannot win the Davis Cup. While Australian officials worriedly tossed coins to decide who was their No. 2 player, Player-Captain Seixas had already picked his man. The U.S. Navy gave young Tony Trabert a 29-day leave. The U.S.'s brightest hope before he went into service last year, Trabert is a seasoned left-court doubles player (Seixas plays the right court) as well as a topflight singles player...
This week, just in time for the Seixas-Sedgman final, Trabert arrived in Australia. Seixas greeted him with open arms. Said Seixas: "I have felt all along that we have a good chance in the Davis Cup . . . Assuming Tony is near top shape, we should have a pretty strong team...