European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. July a 1986 the sta11s and stripes Paga 23 top 3 women reach semifinals by Bob Greene a Tennis writ r Wimbledon. England a Chris Evert Lloyd needed every in of her experience tucs a 10 outlast Czechoslovakia Helena Jukova my mow into the women s sinks semifinals Al Wimbledon. This was Pri la much of a real  a Vert a kind wild after overcoming Sutkova 7-6,4-6,6-4 under a blazing Sun and temperatures Hal soared Over 43-Dcerecs celsius 110 f on the enclosed pass court at the All England Lawn Tennis and croquet club la was  also gaining semifinal berths were lop seeded Martina Navratilova going Atler her fifth consecutive women s Crown at Wimbledon no 3 Hana Mandli Jiva of Czechoslovakia and no. 10 Gabriels Sabatini or Argonti the men s quarterfinal draw was completed tues Day when Ivan Lindl held off american Ufau anger 6 7. 7-6, 6-4, 7-6 in a so Colour on be narc court thai began on monday before being suspended by darkness. Coming off her Victory on the red Clay courts Al the French open Lloyd is attempting to capture her fourth Wimbledon Crown and her first since 1981. Bui her semifinal foe is Mandrikova another grass court specialist who Defeated Lloyd in inc semifinal at the . Open last september. Thursday s other semifinals will pit Navratilova against the 16-year-old Sabatini who reached a grand slam semifinal for the second time incr Yong Carcer. The men s quarterfinals scheduled wednesday night pitted Lindl. The no. I seed and French open Champi on against no. 10 Tim Mayotte of the United Stales defending Champion Boris Becci of West Germany against Czechoslovakia s Miloslav Mecir no. 7 Henri Leconte of France against surprising Pat Cash of Australia and Yugoslavia s Slobodan Zivojinovic against India s Kamesh Krishnan. The men s semifinals Are scheduled for Friday with the women s title match saturday and the loll a men s championship to be decided on sunday. On tuesday Navratilova crushed West Germany s Beduina Bunge 6-1, 6-3 Sabatini stopped Sweden s Calarina Lindqvist 6-2, 6-3 and Mandrikova Climi naked american Lori Mcneil 6-7, 6-0,6-2, i had so Many  Sutkova said of her Liss to Evert Lloyd. I Don t think 1 played badly and i still Hope i can play belter than 1 did. 1 cannot a i am disappointed Wilh the Way i play t am just disappointed that  in the opening set neither could break service Al though Sutkova twice was taken to Deuce. Then in the tiebreaker. Evert lined Start d off two set Points before winning 10-8, i actually underestimated her a bit even Lloyd said. I did t think she could keep up sen ing like i hut the whole was through. Because the Sun s out and in s hot. Thai court is very hard and very fast. The re uhe serves re Alt shooting through Sutkova grabbed the Middle set. But Evert Lloyd. Who has won is titles in her career the most of any player Man or woman in the open Era just franked up her game another notch to the championship level. Sutkova s career record shows two tournament singles championships. I be been returning service Well and sometimes i just get too tense and too tight and put too much pressure on myself to make the return Evert Lloyd said. So 1 thought just pretend it s someone else across inc net and it worked la relaxes me. When you re playing inc Centre court it Wimble Don in a real pressure match you have a tendency to get tight some players get Loo Loose when there s pres sure. I get tight and a Little bit tentative. Van i looked Al tic draw i expected it to be Tough. I certainly did t take anything for granted. I m glad i m still in the  Evert Lloyd jumped out front 4-2 in the Middle set Only to Sec Sutkova rip off the next four games 10 level the match. But she did t have that problem in inc third set racing to a 4-1 Lead. Although Lloyd lost her serve in the ninth game she broke Sutkova in the 10th game at love to close out the match. Navratilova. The no. I seed from the United slates who is seeking her fifth consecutive Wimbledon singles crowd beat Bettina Bung of West Germany 6-1, 6-3, in a match that lasted Only 56 i nulls. In her eighth Wimbledon semifinal Navratilova will meet Sabatini a 16-year-old who is in a grand slum semifinal for the Semiul time. She heat Sweden s Cai Arina Lindqvist. The i5lh seed. 6-2.6-j. , Alwi from a Echos Lovalia lost her first set of the Lour Namel before rallying 10 defeat unseeded american Lori Mcneil 6-7,6-0.6-2. I knew i was going to have a Lough match Mand i Kava said. I did t know i was going to lose a Soi but i was Happy 1 won the match. She can play unbelievable  Mandrikova the . Open Champion was a scan if Matist at Wimbledon in 1984 and runner up in 181. Navy Alimova has not lost a Sci in this Lour Namel and about the Only highlight for Bunge one of two unseeded players in the women s Quarter nah was when she broke the world s no. 1 women s player in the seventh game of the second set. With Navratilova serving for the Malch. Bung then held for 5-3. Bul Navratilova held Sens for the Victory. I fett i As sen ing Well although i Don t know what my percentages  Navratilova said. If i serve like thai everything seems so easy. The pressure is off. I was hitting some Urc Tumble  Navratilova defected to the United Stales from Czechoslovakia a decade ago and became a . Cili zen in 1981. Her parents Are Here from Czechoslovakia As is her sister Jana who defected lowest Ger Many earlier this year. Everybody s Here she said. In s the first time since think 1980 or 81 that we be been together. My father s the Host. He cooked dinner last  asked if the family presence might disturb her concentration Navratilova replied nothing distracts me any More. I be run the  there had been criticism of Becker s play in the earlier rounds. His serve was too weak some said and third round victim Paul Mcnamec said Becker appeared to be cracking under the Strain of being defend ing Champ. But after beating miracl pc mfrs monday it was Becker s turn to blast away. The publicity has been pretty  he said. If you lose one set to the no 25 in inc world then 1 Sec pages in the newspapers which get Presty much under my  25 years later King has fond memories of Wimbledon Days by Martin Lader Wimbledon England up subtly in soft ways she does t fully understand Billic Jean King has made the transition from player to private citizen. Some 25 years after she first came to the All England club and seven years Alicr she won the last of her record 20. Championships on these grounds. King still reports to work at Wimbledon. Instead of delighting crowds with her theatrics she now docs her work behind the scenes As an Hob color commentator. In spirit and in soul she can feel the transformation taking place. This is the first year i can t gel a handle on this tournament King said tuesday. I m not sure Why i feel this Way. Maybe it s just a new Era or be cause of All the upsets. This is the first year i feel farther removed from in than Ever before. So much is changing. The facilities Are Bel Ter every year and it s much More commercialized which is Fine. They Are a lot More into merchandising the club is making More Money than Ever and the players Are making More  not so surprisingly in is uie older memories King treasure most. She won the singles six times but the title she prizes More than any other was the Tirol when she and Karen Hintzc captured the doubles in 1961, Karen and 1 weren t seeded and we were the youngest team Ever to win King recalled standing on a stairway just outside the Hob Booth at Wimbledon. A was 17, Karen was in and we did l know any Bellcar. She thought we could win 1 said How could we. We weren t  another fond memory Tor King is of 1966, still in the pay less pre open Era when she won her first singles title. Larry her husband and 1 were slay ing in a room without a toilet she said. We had logo Down the Hall can you imagine Chris Evert Lloyd or Martina Navratilova going through thai today it s so different. In would be great to be a player now. The opportunities arc so great. Now 42, King does t want to sever thai last siring tying her to her gloried youth. She won t play singles again no Way Jose but there is a possibility she might play doubles during the . Open next month. Maybe i can play in one of the older  she said. If i can gel in some kind of shape i would like to play doubles or  King s overriding passion these Days is Domino s pizza Tea Tennis of which she is commissioner. The league season runs from july 10-aug. 10, and there Are eight learns lined up to begin play next week Boston Chicago Corpus Christ and san Antonio Texas los Angeles Miami Beach and Oakland and Sacra mento Calif. I m really Happy with our setup this year King said. Everyone who s in it wants to play. They re Excil cd about in that s what i want. I want players who want to play. The hardest thing about a new league is sex Wimbledon great Bilue Jean King displays