▁the ▁Hop man ▁Cup , ▁where ▁he ▁won ▁both ▁his ▁singles ▁and ▁doubles ▁matches , ▁se cur ing ▁a ▁victory ▁for ▁France ▁over ▁their ▁oppon ents ▁Germany . ▁In ▁France ' s ▁next ▁match , ▁Gas quet ▁once ▁again ▁delivered ▁winning ▁both ▁his ▁matches ▁( sing les ▁and ▁mixed ▁doubles ) ▁to ▁ensure ▁France ' s ▁defeat ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁However , ▁that ▁meant ▁Gas quet ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁play ▁Roger ▁Feder er ▁of ▁Switzerland , ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁lost ▁to ▁on ▁numerous ▁occasions ▁in ▁the ▁past . ▁Pred ict ably , ▁Gas quet ▁lost ▁to ▁Feder er ▁in ▁straight ▁sets , ▁the ▁first ▁set ▁being ▁a ▁ 6 – 1 ▁anni h ilation , ▁however ▁due ▁to ▁M lad en ov ic ' s ▁victory ▁over ▁B enc ic ▁and ▁M lad en ov ic ▁and ▁Gas quet ' s ▁victory ▁over ▁Feder er ▁and ▁B enc ic ▁in ▁the ▁mixed ▁doubles , ▁France ▁progress ed ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁where ▁they ▁faced ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁France ▁defeated ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁final , ▁after ▁Gas quet ▁and ▁M lad en ov ic ▁pulled ▁off ▁the ▁decis ive ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁mixed ▁doubles . ▁ ▁Gas quet ▁then ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open ▁where ▁he ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁to ▁Gr ig or ▁Dim it rov ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁That ▁match ▁had ▁the ▁honour ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁latest ▁starting ▁match ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open ▁with ▁a ▁start ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 1 . 5