It is Samazieuhl's clever generalship and his ability to recover
seemingly impossible shots that win matches for him. He is a
comparatively new tournament player, and should improve greatly
as he gains confidence and experience.
R. DANET
One of the most interesting young players in France is R. Danet,
who has come to the fore in the past few years. This boy, for he
is little more, has a hard hitting brilliant game of great
promise.
His service is a speedy slice. He drives with great speed, if as
yet with none too much accuracy, off both fore and backhand. His
net attack is very severe while overhead he is deadly. His speed
of foot is remarkable, and he is a very hard worker. His
limitations are in his lack of a set plan of attack and the
steady adherence to any given method of play. He throws away too
many easy chances, but this will correct itself as time goes on
and Danet has fought through more tournaments. I consider him a
player of great promise.
Max Decugis and Brugnon, the two remaining members of the 1920
Davis Cup team of France, present totally different types.
Decugis, crafty, cool, and experienced, is the veteran of many
long seasons of match play. He is a master tactician, and wins
most of his matches by outgeneralling the other player. Burgnon
is brilliant, flashy, hard hitting, erratic, and inexperienced.
He is very young, hardly twenty years of age. He has a fine
fore-hitting style and excellent net attack, but lacks confidence
and a certain knowledge of tennis fundamentals.
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