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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, June 8, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday june 8, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 25 Evert wins French open title by Larry m1 in is Paris a Chris even Lloyd won her record seventh women s singles championship i the French open Sai urday Belling Martina Navratilova 2-fi, 6-3, 6-3 in a performance inc loser said was close to perfect. On a scale of one to in i played about an 8. She Playa a 10 Lite i a Iivo sets Navratilova said Lloyd won t argue inc Point. I Felt the second and third Sels i played great she said. I found my  Alicr struggling through the first set Lioyd turned it around in the second Wilh a better serve and ground strokes. She clinched her second consecutive Krinch championship seventh Overall and the grand slam Lilly when the top Send cd Navratilova failed to get to a drop shot on the third match Point. The Victory was Worth s154.40q for Lloyd who first won i lie French in 1974. Her seventh championship put her one ahead of six time men s Champ Burn Borg in titles won on the red Clay courts of Roland Garros. Doyd won last  i arc seeping alive her bring of at least one grand slam Victory a year i inc thai first one in Paris Lloyd double faulted five limes in inc first set giving Navratilova a a Eek Iisalo Salcian born american two of her three service Breaks. Lloyd seemed unsettled in the opening minutes played under Cloudy skies with temperatures in the 60s. She steadied in the second set. Lloyd broke Navra Vitova s serve in the fourth game for a 3-1 Lead and fought off a break Point in the ninth game with the help of her Only Ace of the Day. She and Navratilova engaged in Spiri Ted rallies mixing grounds Traci and drop shots volleys and lobs Lloyd got the better of it. The two exchanged service Breaks in the second and third fames of the third set then came the biggest series of the match in the seventh game. With Navratilova serving Lloyd took the first two Points and after hitting an approach shot Long moved la break Point on 3 Beautiful forehand passing shot hit on the dead run. Navratilova then sent a forehand Long. Lloyd led 4-3 and held serve from there. Lloyd and Navratilova have played each other 69 times. The Victory was the 33rd for Lloyd and the fourth in 14 meet Ings in grand Sfurm finals. And the final two games could rank with any these two have played. Lloyd held serve in the eighth game with two Beautiful lobs o the Baseline a passing shot and game Point on it fore hand Volley into an open court. She pm Chris  Bunches a forehand. Victory Over Martina Navratilova was Worth 5154,400 needed it All because Navy Bittova was applying pressure us the net. Then came the final break. Navratilova netted a Volley to give Lloyd match Point. She saved it Wilh x Volley into an open court. Lloyd regained the match Point As another Volley by Navratilova Well Long. A lunge Volley by Lloyd moved it Back to Deuce and Nav Rali Tova moved within a Point of holding serve when another Lloyd Volley landed in the net. But Lloyd then went Down the line against a charging Navratilova twice Bath limes far beautifully placed winners. The end came when Navratilova tried a drop shot that could t get past the net Lendl meets perfors in Paris final Paris a on inc  of the Var in top men Tennis players 25 spaces separate Ivan Lindl of a  from swe Den s Mikael pc Runfors on sunday All  will separate them is the no on Roland get prov red Clay Center court. , ranked no. I in inc world. Irk11 for his third Brand slam singles title lie French open when he meets perfors. No 27 and unseeded in Paris. It is quite a feat for porn offs. I be always fell Good about my  he said but i be never fell i his  it is no Surprise that Lindl is in the final for the third straight year. Will third ranked John  Lakin i time off from tournament Lennis for the birth of his child and fourth ranked Jimmy Cunn Iiri Irum up a 10-week a Penion tar bad  on court  s a uti i the clumps incl ii looked rather Cash from the tart. When swedish t\3y-Cnuner Justim Nystrom no. 6, and Anders Jarr cd run 7, were upset in Early rounds. A cell s cd incas looked even better. And when fourth deeded Yannick Noah of France announced 10 ears last sunday thai he was pulling Oul of the tournament because of an ankle injury the top seed s prospects got brighter still. His victims have not been a who s who of Tennis either Michael we Alphal of Weil Germany Jakob Flasck of Switzerland. Christian Miniussi of Argentina and Damir Kurelic of West Germany in the first four rounds. Lie met his first seeded opponent last tuesday in the quarterfinals and promptly dispatched no. 9 Andres Gomez of Ecuador 6-7, 7-6, 6 a he. That first set is inc of Yong Lindl has last this tournament in Friday s semifinals he Bree de past 13th.seeded Johan Krick of the United Stales 6-2, 6-1, 6-0, in a match Krick said was a  perfors also made ii through Bis draw. After a straight set Victory Over France s Olivier detail arc a Junior player in the first round perfors upset fifth seeded Stefan Edburg of Sweden in the second. Rory to  was Nel ibo three More seeds no. 11 Marlin Jaile of Argentina in inc fourth round. No. 3 Boris Becker of West Germany in inc quarterfinals and no. I Henri laconic of France in Friday s semifinal. He s making passing shots that arc unbelievable be canc said after the 2-6, 7-5, 76, 6-3 match. And he s very very fast like a  i fee like i can t miss a Lennis Ball pc Runfors said. I feel like whatever an oppo nent docs i can counter  Hearns rematch has priority hag or s manager says Las vegas. Nov. A marvelous Marvin Hagler will sign for a rematch against Thomas 1 earns before accepting a Challenge from sugar Ray Leonard because he s a very moral person Hearns Man Ager predicted Friday. Manager Emanuel Steward said Hearns has already signed for the fight nov. 6 at Caesars Palace and said he expects Hagler to also sign for a rematch of the april 1985 fight thai Hagler won with a third round knockout. Marvin s morally obligated to fulfil his obligation and Marvin s a great person when it comes to morals and standards Steward said i have no doubt in my mind at Ali he s going to tale the fight with Tommy  Leonard last month said he would make a boning comeback but Only to fight Hagler. Hagler has promised to respond to Leon Ard s Challenge sometime this month. Leonard definitely needs to fight some one else first before he tries Hagler Stew Ard said. I Only know of one fight in history when a Man came out of retirement for one fight. That was Muhammad Ali when he fought Larry Holmes and we All know what happened in that  Steward said Hearns and Hagler bad a contract to fight june 23, but Hagler asked to move it Back o november after he went a bruising 11 rounds with John Mugabi in his last fight. Steward in a Telephone interview from Scottsdale ariz., where Hearns is training said he and Hearns agreed to move the fight Back and i Eccl it to take plate nov. 6 As planned despite the fact Hagler has not yet signed. It was professional Courtesy on our  Steward Laid. We could have argued that Marvin was a Coward not to fight june 23, but we know Marvin better than that. Marvin s not like that at  Hearns defends his world boxing coun cil 154-Pound litle june 23 at Caesars pal Ace against Mark medal a Little known fighter not Given much of a Chance against the powerful Champion who knocked out the Laic James Shufor in the first round of their fight in March. Tommy wants to do something More spectacular than the James Shulor fight against ref Cal Steward said. Tommy s the biggest front runner in boxing. He does t believe in Messing around and feel ing the other Guy  Steward also raised questions about the ability of Leonard who knocked Hearns out in the 14th round of their september 1981 fight 0 unify the welterweight boxing lit i Leonard s Rio a great fighter ova the  he said. He s Only fought two cred Ible fights in his life. He has t fought a credible main event fighter since he fought Tommy. Wilh Tommy fighting you know you re going to have a. Fight he s a professional Steward added. With Leonard he might take a Jab to his Eye and pull out a week before the fight. You can t Lei that happen whet you have closed circuit Sites All Over the country and everyone s planning on a fight to happen television basketball Aba  hous ton it Boston t . Suntay. Radio basketball Aba Chunpo Nihil hous ton it Boston. . Sunday. 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