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Unfit Stich lets Germany down
DUESSELDORF.
Gemiany, May 20: Injured Wimbledon champion Michael Stfch suffered a demora-
lising defeat by Petr Korda as Germany lost to Czechoslovakia in their opening World Team Cup lie on l^icsday, reports Reuter.
The »(orld number five, who is suffering from an Achilles tendon problem, looked com-pk tcly out of touch in a 6-3, 6-2 defeat in the opening rubber of the round robin group match.
The Czechoslovaks scaled the tic by winning the second singles. Karel Novacek beating Carl-Uwe Slecb 7-6, 3 6, 6-3.
But the nagging Injury caused more of a headache to Slfch than the defeat with less than a week remaining before the world's top players gather in Paris for the French Open.
"I only managed to practise yesterday for the first lime after treatment," Stlch said after losing tn just 70 minutes. "I still have discomfort and I
can't move 100 per cent as well as I normally can."
The injury has hit Stlch Just al a lime when he looked lo be getting into his swing on the slow ctay surface.
Stlch. whose scrve-and-vol ley game is best suiled to faster courts, destroyed compatriot Boris Becker 6-1. 6-1 on the way lo the final of the German Open earlier this
montn.
But he strained the tendon in a defeat by Swedish world number two Stefan Edberg in the Hamburg final and was forced lo retire In his opening match in last week's Italian Open.
"We arc going to have to get the Injury treated this week again bul 1 plan lo play on here. 1 hope il will be okay. There are five days lo go." Stlch said.
The Wimbledon champion tacked his usual sharpness al the net as Korda, ranked eighth In the world, made a key break of service in the sixth game and secured Ihe first set 6-3. The Czechoslovak outplayed Stlch in the second set with some intelligent passing shots.
In ihe ojher group, France also scaled their opening tie against Switzerland before the doubles. Guy Forget beat Jakob lllasck 6-3, 6-2 and Henri Leconte battled back from one set down lo overcome Mine Rossel 4-6, 7-6, 6-1.
The winners of the two four-team groups qualify for ‘sunday s final.