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World Team Cup Finals
Greece wins it's fourth straight world championship, once again by a 3-2 score. This time Germany's string of appearances was broken though; it was France who was the challenger. Ben Faille won his two rubbers, including against Leon Polychroniadis, but French no. 2 Pet Sampras (21st) lost twice and the Greeks also won in doubles. Sampras is in decline, but France does have a couple of Top-50 players in their early 20s. Faille may get some more help soon, and of course Greece is going to fade ... it just hasn't happened yet.
In Croatia, Aparna Chandrasekharan made the semis in singles and the finals in doubles, definitely a strong overall showing. That's the last competitive tournament of the year for my players.
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