Nov. 3, 1999 SportsLine wire reports

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Lleyton Hewitt and Mark Philippoussis head a seven-man Australian squad selected Thursday for the Davis Cup tennis final against France in Nice from Dec. 3-5.

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Their selection follows the pair's second-round victories in the Paris Open indoor championship on Wednesday, when Hewitt again beat his recent Davis Cup victim, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, and Philippoussis downed eighth-seeded Richard Krajicek in straight sets.

Philippoussis returns to the Davis Cup team after missing the semifinal against Russia in Brisbane in September because of a knee injury.

Richard Fromberg, Wayne Arthurs, Mark Woodforde, Todd Woodbridge and Sandon Stolle were the other players named.

Australia's top-ranked player, Pat Rafter, is out following shoulder surgery.