A forehand smash from the Australian international tennis player, John Alexander, in his quarter-final match against Ilie Nastase, of Rumania, in the Monte Carlo open tournament. Alexander, a member of the Australian Davis Cup side which defeated New Zealand at Wilding Park last month, won the match, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4. However, he was eliminated in the semi-finals. The tournament was won by Bjorn Borg, of Sweden.
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Press, 18 April 1979, Page 34
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66A forehand smash from the Australian international tennis player, John Alexander, in his quarter-final match against Ilie Nastase, of Rumania, in the Monte Carlo open tournament. Alexander, a member of the Australian Davis Cup side which defeated New Zealand at Wilding Park last month, won the match, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4. However, he was eliminated in the semi-finals. The tournament was won by Bjorn Borg, of Sweden. Press, 18 April 1979, Page 34
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