European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday september 2, 1987 the stars and stripes Moses wins by a head by nes11a starch Vic Rome a Edwin Moses held off a charge from two challengers to retain his 400-meter hurdles Crown at the world track and Field championships tuesday bul Jackie Jun or pc acc just missed a world record in he heptathlon. Joyner a Croce won the Gold medal with 7,128 Points but missed breaking her own world Mark of 7.ij8 when she finished the last of the seven events the boo meters in 1 minutes. 16.29 seconds. She needed a 2 14,09 or belter to boost her past inc Mark she set last year. The Gold medals for Moses and Joyner scr Sec were the first for the United slates in the four Day Ald championships. Larisa Nikitina or the soviet Union took he Silver medal with 6.54ni a scr Sec was first in All the Hep Tashkin events on the first Day except the Shoi put including a personal Hacsi in Shehigh jump of 6-2i. Lendl starts . Open with shut out by Rick Warner new York a two time defend ing Champion Ivan Lendl scored the Sec Ond shutout in the history of . Open men s singles Competition tuesday As the 1987 tournament got under Way at the National Tennis Center. Lendl overpowered South african Barry Moir 6-0, 6-0,6-0 in i hour and 11 minutes. It was the first shutout in men s sin Gles at the open since 1977, when Hie Nanashe beat Frew Mcmillan 6-0, 6-0 on Clay at Forest Hills. In those Days Early round matches were bust of three sets. N a first round women Marieh de Fundin Champion and no 2 seed Martina Navratilova breezed past Kate com pen. U.s.6-i,6-1. Lindl dominated Moir from the open ing game when he broke the South Afri can s serve. He hit 21 winners to Moir s six led in aces s-0 and won 79 of the i or Points in the match. Moir ranked 122nd in the world won Only 29 percent of the Points after getting his first serve in. He just does t have any Power said Len who has in an open finalist five straight his Best Shoi is his mum of serve but i Don t come in and it did t Hurt me. He plays basically the same game As me but i hit it a lot in women s Tennis the 1987 . Open is being billed As the Battle for no. 1. A possible showdown Between top seeded Steffi Graf and second seeded Martina Navratilova could determine who finishes inc year As the world s no. Female player. Last month the 18-year-Olj West Ger Man replaced Navratilova Ai the lop of the computer rankings. Navratilova had been no. I for 4 i of the last five year. Graf has won 50 of 5 matches this year losing Only to Navratilova in the Wimbledon final. But the open will be her first tournament since gaining the top spot. Will be interesting to see How she reacts to the pressure fifth seeded Pam Shriver said it could be a Burden bul i think Steffi has the game and the Tough Ness to handle Graf says her no. 1 ranking and top seeding will actually make her More relaxed. Everyone As w me. If she can v. In the . Open she can tie no. " Firof said. Coming in As number one lakes some of the pressure Navratilova said she is to zen wind to regain the lop kinking. I m just calling it a temporary set Back she said. I Don t think the rank Ings will slay i hat Way forever. I know How the computer works. I need to play Steffi and i need to beat almost forgotten in the hoopla Over no. 1 is six time open Champion Chris Evert. Inc third seed in the tournament. Even has won at least Ono grand slam Cuenl for the past 13 years bul the Streak will end if she does t win the Ripen. I Haven t been no. I for Lour years. So it s not my goal in life anymore she said. Hut i still look to win every tournament 1 Lendl is bidding for his third consecutive open Utle. Sic fan edit org is no. 2, followed by mat Wilander. Boris Becker Miloslav Mecir. Jimmy Connors pal Cush and John Mcenroe
