American tennis professional Bobby Riggs mentioned recently that Frankie Parker's new forehand had "improved out of sight." it is interesting to recall that in 1939, John Bromwich won the final match of the Davis cup challenge with the loss of four games "by concentrating on Parker's new forehand. So Frankie had a "new forehand" in 1939, too! Riggs, like Budge, has been responsible for some optimistic utterances, which even go as far as claiming that America will beat Australia five to nil in the Davis cup challenge round. March 1, 1946.