European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 9, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes april 1985 Mcenroe wins by default Chicago a Jimmy who was scheduled to meet to ranked John Mcenroe sunday in the final of the Volvo Tenni Chicago Tournai was forced to default because of what was described As a torn muscle in his lower it was the first time in More than a dec Ade of professional Tennis that the 32year old Lethander failed to take the its never happened that i never maybe that said who was seeded i played too Many times Hurt in the past and its finally caught up with who earned for second warmed up for about 15 minutes be fore electing to Mcenroe took Home i guess i got a Little bit of an easter Mcenroe said after being handed the winners he said it was the first time Hes Ever won a title by Connors came into the final with a 164 record and without a title Victory this he lost to Ivan Lendl in the finale of the Paine Webber classic at his last tourney appear and was twice a semifinalist in despite taking a month away from the Connors came to Chicago As the 2 ranked player in the taking a month off actually did me a lot of i played Good last and i was playing better and better he but playing that much could be part of in not a kid any Connors Bill called the injury a torn muscle and said the problem began in Connors Tough quarterfinal win Over Brad he said Connors aggravated the injury in a semifinal win saturday Over third seeded Andres Mcenroe entered unbeaten in 19 with three 1985 championships under his the worlds top ranked player since brought a 1712 record against Connors into the Chicago included were victories in their last eight head Ohead confrontations dating Back to to the Delight of a nearly packed House at the Mcenroe played an exhibition match against Eliot the 5 seed in the tournament and an Early round leading the Nabisco grand prix series with 925 picks up 250 More for the Chicago Way Down the list at earns 175 Points As both men Are expected to go on to Dallas for the world championship Tennis but Connors May not you have to show up unless youre joked Norris said Connors injury could be expected to sideline him for a week to 10 Days assuming he plays no Tennis during that a photo Chris Evert Lloyd returns a shot at the net against Czechoslovakia Hana Mandrikova in the final at Palm Beach Evert overpowers Mandrikova to take Florida Challenge cup Palm Beach a Chris Evert Lloyd Defeated Hana Mandrikova 63 sunday in the Ford Challenge cup to earn in a 70minute Tennis match briefly marred by a line Call that was contested by both ahead 53 in the second Evert Lloyd reached match Point when Mandli of fell to Evert Lloyd returned a Ball to the which was called out by the deicing the but both Mandrikova and Evert Lloyd saying the Call was the Umpire agreed with both players that a let should be it was Good sportsmanship by said Evert of fort other players might have accepted she won the replayed Point and the match when Mandrikova missed a backhand ranked 2 in the now has won 134 tournaments in her she has lost Only seven times on Clay in the last 12 sundays Victory extended her margin Over Mand Liskova to i didst serve very Well Mandrikova its also Tough to Start playing outside like but there Are no Chris played better than ranked won after beating Pam Shriver in saturdays semifinal of the Ford finn pc Kunnen takes 33rd safari rally Kenya a Juha Kan Kunnen of Fin land drove a Toyota celica Turbo to Victory monday in the 33rd safari taking the Lead from fellow safari nov ice Erwin Weber of West Germany just 363 Kilometres 225 Miles from the the Lead changed hands four times in a Duel Between Toyota and opel entrants As the Drivers raced toward Nairobi on the final stretch of the mile automobile endurance run touted As the worlds the Toyota proved to be the tougher machines Down the As the opels faded with mechanical problems Kan Kunnen and Bis 1984 safari Champion Bjorn Wai Degaard of were first and who celebrated his 27th birthday on april 2 and is the youngest Driver to win the safari finished with 318 penalty who had 352 won last year in a Toyota Mike a Kenya resident who was competing in his fifth drove Bis Nissan 240rs to a third place finish with 361 it matched his performances of 1981 and then came the bar Drunning opel Manta 400s of Rauno Aaltonen and the sentimental favorite in his 22nd try at a safari arrived in his opel Manta 400 a half hour after the to the cheers of a big crowd packed into the Plaza in front of the conference who had gone into the Lead for briefly Early Mon saw his Victory Hopes All but disappear when his Manta 400 developed engine trouble just eight control about 360 Kilometres 223 Short of the safari rally began thursday morning with a Field of 71 As the survivors departed the Kenyatta conference Center on sunday afternoon for the final Only 22 Drivers remained in the just seven works the world ass participants sponsored by Auto reached the final