European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Becker rips Curren in final England a West Germany 17yearold Boris Becker be came the youngest singles Winner of a grand slam tournament sunday when he overpowered Kevin Curren 67 76 64 to capture the Wimbledon Tennis blasting 20 the 6foot2 Blond also becomes the first German to win the prestigious grass court event at the All England Lawn Tennis and croquet and he did it in a convincing and Brilliant it was a glorious finish under the Bright with temperatures in the Low and it was of to the Young right hander who was forced out of last years championship when he injured his ankle in a third round match and had to be taken off the court in a Becker touted As a future Wimbledon Champion by Johan Kriek after he Defeated Kriek in the final at Queens club last month was totally and utterly Brilliant As he crushed Curren in three 18 his Crisp volleys were his smashes devastating and his ground strokes he dominated his 27yearold opponent in All phases of the game As he completed one of the most remarkable passages through the 128player in Only his second year on the pro Becker became the first unseeded player in history to capture the mens singles title at a native of South Africa who became an american citizen earlier this never had a Chance against his hard serving the eight seeded who first made his Mark in Tennis As a doubles Spe had advanced to the final by upset Ting John who was seeking to become the first american to win Wimble Don in three consecutive then ousting two time Wimbledon Winner Jimmy con Mcenroe was to seeded in this tour while Connors was the 3 a native of had moved through the draw by eliminating two 5 Anders Jarryd and 7 Joakim 16 Tim Mayotte of the United states and Frances Henri be who reached the quarterfinals by up setting second seeded Ivan lend of Becker captured the opening set when he broke Curren in the second game after be ginning the match by holding at he also reached break in the sixth but cur Ren finally held five Points in taking the first he became the first unseeded player in Wimbledon history to win a set in the As All eight previous unseeded players to gain the mens final of this prestigious grass court tournament were felled in straight Curren then took the second set to level the match at one set winning the final four Points of the which he won who won Only five Points on Beckers serve in the entire first won five Points on Beckers serve in the second although the West German held after fighting off two break in the seventh Curren fell behind love40 before winning the next five Points to hold neither player had his service threatened in the second set after although both were taken to As they battled to 66 and the after it was All although it didst appear that Way at Curren broke Beckers service for the first time in the match in the seventh game at he closed out the game with a Beautiful backhand Dow theline passing that gave Curren a 43 serving for but Becker broke right Curren staved off four break Points one in the 10th game and four More in the 12th to Send the set into yet another but Becker streaked out to a 60 after Curren pulled to the Young German closed it out with a sizzling forehand service with Victory within his Becker pounced on every shot that came his he broke Curren in the first game of the fourth set and saved two break Points in the second to take a 20 Curren serving his 14th and 15th aces of the match to take the third game at he had to fight through a 14point game to hold serve in the fifth then served three More aces to hold in the Sev in the ninth Curren again held winning the last three Points after facing championship Point at but it want enough As Becker continued to hold his serve he became nervous when he served for the double faulting on the first his sixth double fault of the when he reached championship Point at he double faulted but he reached Back for that booming serve when the Ball ticked off currens Becker threw his clenched fists into the a Wimbledon Champion at age get says Germany teenage Tennis idol West German teenager Boris Becker hoists Bis championship trophy youngest Wimbledon singles Winner by Hal Bock England a unseeded Wimbledon Champion Boris Beck the youngest player Ever to win a grand slam explained the dirt on his shirt and shorts matter factly after Cap Turing Tennis most cherished title that is my Way to the acrobatic 17yearold West German i and i get Becker took a chunk of the All England clubs worn Centre court with him As he battled his Way to a 64 Victory Over Kevin Curren of the United a year Becker left Wimbledon in a his badly twisted ankle forcing him to withdraw from a third round match against Bill this he walked off carrying the championship no unseeded player had Ever won a championship round set at but history hardly disturbed he was Cool from the breaking Curren when the american double faulted in his first service i think Curren was More nervous than i was at the the teenager and want he there in the Centre court spotlight i am a human he every human being has maybe i try not to show my the second set went to a tiebreaker which Curren won at 74 after Becker had broken him on the first in the third they remained on serve until the seventh game when Curren went up a Becker came right Back with his own after i thought i would the youngster i was playing very maybe i had More Confidence than i said lets go for try to win every Becker did not manage but he won More than his the set went to a with Becker breaking currens serve on the second and third Point before serving his own Ace on the the tiebreak score was on the first game of the fourth Becker broke Curren seizing a Lead he never after i broke him in the fourth i was always he in the ninth Becker had Curren at match but the american was serving and the crisis to keep the match serving for the Becker reached double match Point at 40 he double faulted on his first but he converted the second to write Wimbledon the first time i was not Becker said of his initial Brush with the championship at i was a Little he thrust his arms in the exulting at his remarkable he had come Here As a Longshot after an impressive Victory at the Warmup Queens club at 17 and in just his second year on the International Cir he was and unseeded play ers simply dont win of the eight others who had reached the none had Ever won even a single Becker was realistic about his i didst think after Queens that i could win he but he cruised through the Early eliminating seventh seed Joakim Nystrom of Sweden and 16 Tim May see Becker on Page 26