Tennis focus on draw
NZPA staff correqmdent Hong Kong New Zealand’s victorious Asian zone Davis Cup tennis team is focusing its attention on the October 14 world group draw after Us 4*l win over China. -
The non-playing captain, Jeff Simpson, said after the victory in Shanghai that New Zealand would be drawn to play one of the top eight seeded Davis Cup nations on October 14. He said this match would be played early next year. Simpson said that to retain world-group status in 1988 New Zealand would have to win either the game against the seeded nation or. in the
■•<eveirt- M a ftm-up-defeat a" Play-Off agatMt another toeing team. : Last year New Zealand was relegated to the Asian zone for 1987 after tosaes tor AuetraUa and Spain. The Aucklander, Bruce DerUn, lost his reverse singles in the final match M i the tie, against China’s No. 2 player, You Wei, 8-10, 8-6, 4Earlier Evemden, handicapped by a grazed right hand and knees after a fall In Sunday's doubles, spearheaded New Zealand to its 41 victory when he defeated China's top player, Lu Shu Hua, in straight sets, 6-2,6-4. Simpson said Derlln was a
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