European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday june 6, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 Wilander romps to 3rd French open title pm Rapano a t a " " \ $ takes. The Frenchman showed All his talents in he from Page 21 a Obs Shibest. F i ninth game to break Wilander at love for a so and a tm-wra1bg"g Kec  Vaal site. Hotline a backhand Winner. A Volley Winner overhead smash and a service Winner to make it 5-1, but the swede served Oul the match easily in the next game. Wilander went up 4 m before Leconte erased in other match Point with a return Winner. But the swede made one of his rare ventures to net on the next Point and Leonle could t handle the approach shot sailing a forehand Long to end the match. He played pretty Well in the first set Wilander said after the Maleh. I was too defensive. But then he lost a serve and Felt a lot of pressure. He go very  Luconte said Wilander was just Loo Good. I m disappointed he said. "1 was t Able to play the Way i can. Mats made me play poorly. That s Bis great  Leonle came out slugging at the Start and looked like he might cause problems for Wilander. But by the end of the second set the pattern became Clear. Time after Lime Leconte would charge die  to have Wilander run Down the approach and Knock off a sharply angled two handed backhand that would sail by him or Force him to miss. Leonle also Hurt himself by Rushing his shots and hitting wildly particularly on his slice backhand. Wilander also displayed his improved serve hit Ling on an incredible 98 percent of his first serves. With Leconie i wanted to stay in the Point Wilander said. "1 did t want any Quick Points. Had to gel the first serve in play and keep him on  after winning the australian and French opens Wilander would have to win Wimbledon and the . Open to become the first player since Rod Laver in 1969 to win the grand slam in the same Calendar year. Everybody s always on he Way to the grand slam Wetander said. But j Don l know if any body will get there. H s still possible bul it s Stilla  the match was played in Windy overcast conditions bul the rain that had interrupted saturday s women final never came. After breaking Leconti three limes to take the first set in 48 minutes Wilander won the second set in 33 minutes. He raced out to 3-0 Lead in the second As Lecont struggled with his backhand. The Frenchman won the first Point of the second set with an easy smash but then lost 10 Points in a Row and lost his serve at love. Leonle managed to hold his serve in the fourth App Sweden mat Wilander. Breeze past Henri Leconte game but Wilander was at the top of his form in then enl game holding at love with a service Winner and two identical Cross court passes to make in 4-1.after the iwo held serve for 5-2, Wilander broke for the set at love ending it with a backhand Cross court pass that hit the line. The third seeded Wilander broke no. 11 Lecon teat 30 in the 12th game to win the first set. Leconte staved off the first set Point with a Good serve but Wetander picked a forehand passing shot on the next Point to close out the  opened the match by holding serve easily As Leonle commuted tour unforced  Luconte forced the Pace in the next two games holding at 15 and then breaking Wilander serve for a m Lead. To squandered his first two break Points with errors but made Good on the thirdly digging Wilander s passing shot out of the dirt and flicking a pretty forehand Cross court  broke Back in the sixth game at 30 to make it 3-3 As Leonle made a series of Sloppy mis takes. Ail to hint Brea Wounde t Lov a s-4 Vantage hitting and two blistering backhands that had the Roland Garros Center court crowd cheering wildly. Leconte served for the set in the next game but could t capitalize and Wilander got Back to 5-5, Leconte made two backhand errors and doubled faulted to 15-40. Wilander missed the isl break Point Wilh a forehand error but Leconte blew fairly simple backhand Volley on the next Point. Wilander held at love in the next game for 6-5. Wilander who won the australian open in Jan uary was going for his second grand slam title of the year and. The sixth of his career. The swede was attempting to become the first Man since Borg in 1980 to win the tint two legs of the grand slam. Leonle is the first Frenchman to reach the final at Roland Garros since Yannick Noah wan the title in 1983 by beating Wilander. Wilander had beaten Leo me in eight of their 10matches coming into the French final. The swede became the youngest French Ope Champion when he won the tournament at the age of 17 in 1982, beating Guillermo Vitas in the final and he captured the title again in 1985 against. Ivan lend. He reached the final again last year but lost Tolenda. Martina Navratilova won her 50th grand slam championship sunday learning Wilh Pam Shriver to take the women s doubles at the French open. Navratilova and Shriver. Regular doubles partner since january 1981, beat Helena Sutkova of Czecho Slovakia and Claudia to hic Krisch of West Ger Many 6-2, 7-5. I guess it s a Milestone said Navra Thova now16 grand slam titles shy of australian Margaret Smith court s record 66. Ill have to play another five years to match Margaret the Way i m  Navratilova s championship record includes 17singles, 2s women s doubles and five mixed doubles. She and Shriver have won 19 grand slam doubles titles together including a sweep of the four slam tournaments Wimbledon and the French .and australian opens in 1984v sunday s Victory was the fifth French open women s doubles title in a Row for the 31-year-old Macri can. She won with Shriver in 1984-85-87, and  in 1986. After losses in the women s singles in the fourth round and the mind doubles in he semifinals Sun Day s Victory Cpl another Streak going for Nav Rali Lova. She has won Al least one title in every grand slam tournament since the australian open in 1980, a string of 30 events. Comets Brewers Divide a a twin Bill by Walt Morrissette staff writer g1essen, Wesl Germany the Darmstadt comets and Giessen Brewers split their German american baseball league double header Here sunday Carlos Sanchez and Gerard ban score Don an infield error with two outs in the top of Fth seventh inning to give the comets an8-7 come from behind win in the opener. Bul tic Brewers bounced Back to la Kean 8-1 verdict in the Nightcap. In inc firs game Moses clerk had pushed the Brewers to within grasp of a possible Victory with a two run two Oul single in the Bottom of the such thai gave them a 7-6 Lead. When Giessen starter Dan Karbe yielded an infield single to Sanchez and walked Barz in open the seventh. Clerk came on in re Lief. He fanned Bruce Barnes and Tony i Minira with fastballs. However he uncorked a wild pitch permitting Sanchez and Barz to move up a base. Juan Perez then hit a grounder a shortstop Jerry Brillon who hobbled the Ball. His throw to first got away fro first baseman Joe Coleman and both runners scored on the play. Clerk struck out Josue troche to retire the Side but the damage had been done. Darmstadt Lethander Ron Bevans a a baseball then retired the Brewer in order in thelast of the seventh to gel the Victory. Bevans gave up seven hits four Wal Sand struck out six in his Complete game performance. Karbor walked Bevans four times an struck out five before giving Way to clerk Giessen took a 3-0 Lead in the  singled and advanced to third when Matthias Gail singled to right on hit and run play. Both runners scored when Sanchez mishandled clerk grounder to third base. Clerk later scored on an error by Perez. Darmstadt came Back on Tim Bowers run scoring single in the second and troche s bases loaded triple in the third Bowers then drove in troche with a Dou ble to give the comets a 5-3 Lead. Giessen lied in with two runs in the third on consecutive singles by clerk Rafael Galindez and Roy  took a 6-5 Lead in the fourth when Erwin Nowicki singled advanced to third on Sanchez s Bloop Dou ble to Center and scored on a successful suicide squeeze bunt by Barnes. Giessen 8, Darmstadt 1the Brewer offence unloaded in the first inning off Starling Comet Pilch Bill Tolson. Tolson handed Back Schnieder a free pass to first. Jacksch Nieder stole his Way to third. Britton Gissen s game one Scapegoat hit a Sac Rifice Fly 10 score Bac Schnieder clerk followed by hitting a 400-foot Homer to Cap the inning Wilh a 2-0 Lead. The Brewere blew the game wide opening the fifth with a three run burst High lighted by Chris Johnson s two run Homer. Brewers Mound Ace Derron Mason,1-0. Held Darmstadt to three Hils while whiffing eight and walking one. Tolson finished with six strikeouts while giving up nine hits and three walks. Darmstadt s run came in the four thinning when troche hit Solo Homer. Clerk who was 4-for-5 in game one went 2-for-3 in the second game including the towering Homer and a third in Ning run producing single. Bimberg 7, number 3 10 innings Nurnberg Wesl Germany Alan Martel Hil a tic breaking two run double in the 10th inning to Lead the Damber Graves to their Victory Over the Nurnberg pirates and into the Northern division Lead Here saturday. Martel and Nurnberg s John Ries hooked up in a 2-2 pitching Duel Over the first nine innings in the Battle betwee the iwo leaders of the Southern division. The braves reached pics for five run sin the 10th. After Robert Patrick walked and Bubba lock part singled Mart drove them in with a double to dead Cen Ter Field. Then Cornel ions keys and Roland Lark singled to Load the bases and Trenton Hope hit a two run single tomake it 6-2. Clark scored on a Bamberg s last run on a wild pitch. Nurnberg added a run in the i oth when Alex Kirsh doubled and Scott Christenson drove him in with an Infiel grounder. Bamburg took a 1-0 Lead in the second on Calvin Darden s rib single. Nurnberg lied it in the 4th when Christenso walked stole second and scored on Scott Harrison s double. Keyes gave Bamberga 2-1 Lead in the 8th with his rib single but  it in the Bottom of Heinning. Christenson walked stole second again and went to third on a wild pitch. Harrison then grounded out to Darden Alfirst but Chri Itenson beat Darden s throw to the plate. Lockhart went 5-for-6, including four singles and a double to Kad the 14-Hil Bamburg attack. Manet and keys had two hits apiece in defeat