European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stabs and stripes monday May 14,1990 Rayo w Quot _ Becker Navratilova dealt stunning Clay court losses i a or Narin Hamburg West Germany apr unseeded Juan Aguilera of Spain scored a stunning straight sets upset of top seeded Boris Becker in the Unal of the $1,000,000 German open in Hamburg on sunday. 198 Aguilera German open Champion in 4, confused Becker with his touch play and a succession of Superb passing shots to sweep to a 6-1, 6-0 7-6 9-7 rain delayed Victory. Becker the worlds no. 3 player was  Early in the match. From 1-1 in the first set the triple Wimbledon Champion lost 10 straight games to Trail 1-6, 0-5, when the rain intervened and held up play for an hour. Whatever Becker tried Aguilera ranked 26th in the world had the perfect answer. If Becker came to the net Aguilera passed him if Becker stayed Back he was out rallied by the agile spaniard taking the Pace of the Ball with accurate slices. Many of the rallies included 20 shots or More with Becker often making an error on the final shot. The West German spent most of the first two sets shaking his head in amazement As the Ball went flashing by him or he was caught wrong footed. When the players returned from the rain delay Aguilera served out for a 6-0 second set and with Only 72 minutes on the clock Beckers bid for the first Clay court title of his career looked desperate. But Becker stopped his run of losing games at 11 when he held serve at the Start of the third set. He received a loud ovation from the sellout crowd at the rothenbaum Tennis club. Most of the fans were wrapped in overcoats to protect them from the cold blustery conditions. The West German then broke Aguilera a serve for the first time in the match to go up 2-0. The third set was much tighter but Becker still struggled against the spaniard s greater accuracy in the longer rallies. Becker lost his serve twice More but on each occasion he bounced Back to Force a tiebreaker As errors began to creep onto Aguilera a game. Becker twice lost his serve in the tiebreaker once on a double fault to Trail 35, but he pulled Back to 5-5. He then floated a forehand Over the Baseline to set up match Point for Aguilera at 6-5. But the spaniard lost a 22-stroke rally that followed when he struck a backhand wide to pull level again at 6-6. Becker then held his second set Point when he sliced a backhand Volley Winner. But a Becker error at 7-7 set up the second match Point for Aguilera and this time the spaniard clinched the Victory when the West German hit a backhand Over the Baseline to end a 43-stroke rally. The Victory gave Aguilera Winner of smaller events in Bari Italy Aix in Provence and Nice France his first major title since winning in Hamburg six years ago. In the meantime injury family illness his fathers death and general bad Luck plummeted Aguilera from no. 7 in world ranking in 1984 to 255 two years later. But since the Start of this year he has posted a 13-1 record including a win Over world no. 2 Stefan Edberg at the Monte Carlo open last month. His ranking has gone from 64th to 26th. Seles humiliates Navratilova 6-1,6-1 Rome up a second seeded Monica Seles her two listed ground strokes working with relentless precision administered a 6-1, 6-1 humiliation to top seed Martina Navratilova in the final of the $500,000 italian open sunday. Seles 16 years old and the world no. 4, needed less than an hour under a blazing Sun on Center court to win her fourth tournament in a Row. It was her first Victory in four outings against Navratilova a legend of the game at age 33. Navratilova playing for the final time this Spring on Clay before preparing for an assault on a record ninth title on the grass courts of Wimbledon this summer had no punch in the 55-minute contest which quickly became a Mere formality for the yugoslav Winner. A this was incredible. In my wildest dreams i never thought it would be one and one a a surprised Seles said moments after the Victory. A i can t believe it. Martina certainly Wasny to playing As Well As she  the afternoon started badly for Navratilova As she was broken to 15 in the first game. The torture on Clay ended with Seles holding treble match Point 14 games later. Navratilova slammed a forehand Short into the net to spell the end of a bad Day. Navratilova who is heading to her native Czechoslovakia for a two week Holiday beginning monday was philosophical about the one Way contest. A i could never get anything going a she said. A she was eating up everything i could throw at her. 1 was playing catchup from the  the american top seed was plagued by unforced errors throughout and seemed confused by the lightning returns of Seles who is coached by her cartoonist father. The Young yugoslav proved a hit with the Rome crowd and a group of Young Seles supporters displayed a sign in the second set a Monica Call us a it said followed by a Rome Telephone number. From 1-1 in the second set Seles retook total command breaking Navratilova two More times As she stormed to Victory. The Victory ended a three match losing Streak against Navratilova for Seles who along with american 14-year-old Jennifer Capriati is expected to provide the main opposition to Steffi grass dominance of women a Tennis As the game Heads into the 1990s. Navratilova had beaten Seles twice in w a Monica Seles. Coasts to Victory 1989 and once this year on fast indoor carpet. Seles has not lost a match on the professional circuit since March 8 in Florida. She collected a winners Check of $100,000 to increase her official 1990 prize Money total to $323,463 and her win loss record to 22-3. Helmig a Relief helps Amigos sweep giants Mannheim West Germany a Mannheim a Martin Helmig picked up a win and a save in a doubleheader against Frankfurt sunday to help the Amigos steal a twin Bill from the giants 11-10 and 10-9 in Tele 5 German american baseball league action. Helmig took Over pitching duties from John Simpson in the fifth inning of the first game and Rode out a Rocky win. The Amigos who led 10-4 going into the seventh inning faced a 10-10 score in the Bottom of the inning and won when George Bull scored on a passed Ball. Helmig clubbed a two run Homer in the fourth inning giving the Amigos their 10-4 Lead. Big hitters for Mannheim were Art freeze and Victor Dunn who each went 3 for 4. In the top of the seventh inning after Frankfurt tied the score at 9-9. Helmig tossed the final out of the inning then sat Back and let the offence go to work. Donnie Walton walked Mike Plimpton doubled then Mike Buford drove in the game Winner with a single Down the left Field line. The giants leaped to a 7-0 advantage after three innings but the balanced Amigo offence axed it Down in the fourth inning. Dunn cranked a two run Homer freeze and Bull tripled and Walton and Plimpton doubled in he eight run barrage. The giants Mike Arthur had three hits. In the second game Helmig answered the Relief Call Giessen 3-5, Heilbronn 1-7 Giessen West Germany a Strong pitching in the first game and weak Fielding in the second led to Giessen and Heilbronn splitting a double header sunday. Giessen a Sid Luna threw a two hitter and struck out 11 batters Over seven innings As the Brewers look the first game. The Road looked shaky for Luna in the first inning though. Mustang Ray Lopez blistered a Homer to open the scoring and hand Heilbronn a 1-0 Lead. Giessen pushed in two runs in the third inning As Justo Vargas Tony Martin and Justo Guerra Strung three hits. The Brewers added another in the fifth inning As Vargas tripled and George Norton singled. In game two Giessen helped Heilbronn Load the bases in the eighth inning by making two errors and intentionally walking Lopez. Joseph Melendez stepped up and aired out a two run double to snap a 5-5 tic. The Brewers had knotted the score at 5-5 in the Bottom of the seventh As Vargas Gary Marshall and Doug Alexander ganged up for a pair of runs. Giessen a first game win was its first of the year. The Brewers Are 1-6. Heilbronn stands at 3-3.mister Frisky takes liking to Pamlico track Baltimore apr mister Frisky the Kentucky Derby favorite who finished eighth at Churchill Downs worked at Pamlico for the first time sunday in preparation for the pc Akness stakes. A the track seemed to be to his liking a jockey Gary Stevens said. A the was the old mister Frisky  mister Frisky worked six furlongs in 1 13 3-5, covering the first five in 59 2-5. In his final workout before the Derby the Colt went five furlongs in 1 01 4-5. A it was a Good workout Quot Albert Barrera assistant to his father Laz who trains mister Frisky said. A a in a sure my father will be pleased. That a what he told Gary he wanted him to do. In a sure As soon As he gets Back hell go right to  mister Frisky won his first 16 races including the Santa Anita Derby before his loss in the Kentucky Derby. Stevens who has Ridden mister Frisky in his four Mainland starts since the Colt arrived from puerto Rico was in Baltimore Over the weekend to ride Ruhlmann in the Pamlico special. He left after sunday s workout and plans to return Friday a Day before the Preakness. Laz Barrera is due in Baltimore on monday. A the Derby was a Good prep for him at least that a what it seems it was a said Stevens who finished second to criminal Type in the Pamlico special. A the did no to handle the track in his workout at Churchill Downs. I was Happy with the track Early in the Day but by the time of the race it was the same As it had been earlier in the week. But Good horses should overcome those things. A was Long As he was under a drive he seemed to get a Good hold but when he relaxed the race track at Churchill Downs seemed to get away from him an you can to put him in a drive the whole race. Today he did no to offer to do anything wrong when i asked him. He had no  music prospector who has not run sine finishing second in the april 21 califon1 Derby also worked sunday going a mite 1 40. D. Wayne Lukas planned to work his Preakness Colts a land Rush and Tucky jazz a on monday. Summer squad. Runner up in the Derby arrived Saturn j and was expected to work tuesday. Champagnes Rashley who worked mile in 1 37 1-5 at Belmont on sunday ship to Baltimore on monday. V Derby Winner unbridled is still in of. Tucky and is not expected to be snip East until wednesday