Next, the Aussies

Sweden's two-man Davis Cup team--lean Lennart Bergelin and stocky little Torsten Johansson--finally reached the end of the line. Mostly hothouse trained on flossy indoor courts, they had managed with luck and Nordic determination to cop the European crown. Last week in the interzone final at Forest Hills, the U.S. squad blew the Swedes off the court, 5-0. U.S. Singles Champion Jack Kramer and ex-Champion Frank Parker breezed through their singles matches with the loss of just one set; National Doubles Champions Bill Talbert and Gardnar Mulloy just squeezed out an 8-6 fifth-set victory.

Next and final objective for the U.S. team is Australia, which has been clutching the famed tennis trophy since international play stopped in 1939. Before the Australian junket begins in November, there will be a real battle among five top U.S. players. The not-so-sures: Parker, who may be replaced by Tom Brown, his conqueror in last fortnight's Nationals; Talbert and Mulloy, who may give way to a Ted Schroeder-Kramer doubles team. Kramer is the one sure bet to keep a big Christmas week date with the Aussies at Melbourne.

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