European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                R wednesday May 30,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21 1 -2 seeds Edberg Becker shocked in first round Battles by Larry Siddons a sports writer Paris apr Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker the top two seeds in the French open were eliminated in the first round tuesday by a pair of european teen agers. It was the first time in any grand slam tournament that nos. 1. And 2 in the menus draw both lost first round matches. Edberg the top seed went first. With a morning chill still in the air Spain a Sergi bruguera a 19-year-old from Barcelona ranked 46th m the world took advantage of the swedes mistakes and beat him 6-4, 6-2, 6-1. Becker seeded second was next. The Sun was High and warm Over the same Center court Clay when Goran Ivanisevic an 18-year-old from split Yugoslavia finished the twin killing with a 5-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 Victory. Only seven times previously in grand slam history had the menus no. 1 seed lost or defaulted in the first round. This was history and it left Andre Agassi the no. 3 seed As the highest ranked Man left less than 36 hours after the tournament began. Ivanisevic and bruguera look something alike tall lanky deceptively Strong. Their styles Are slightly different with Ivanisevic coming to the net More. But their results were the same at Roland Garros As they took on and beat two of the top players in the world players Strong on faster courts but vulnerable on Clay. A i did no to let him play his own game a bruguera said. Ivanisevic followed the same line. A i was hitting and serving Well. I played my Best Tennis a the yugoslav said. A from the Back i was much better than  Edberg beat Becker in the semifinals last year before coming within a set of winning the tournament against american Michael Chang. Becker never has won a Clay court tournament of any kind. French open now both will have extra time to get ready for Wimbledon the grass court grand slam that Edberg and Becker have won four of the last five years. Beckers match started out As if it would be a Tough three setter. He won the first set and stayed on serve until late in the second when Ivanisevic broke. The same thing happened in the third set. Ivanisevic broke for 6-5 and served out for a two sets to one Lead. When he broke in the opening game of the fourth set and served an Ace to begin the second game it was All but Over. The yugoslav broke again for 4-1, before Becker broke Back for 4-2 but lost his serve again. He has game Point for 43 but blew it with a backhand error and in a set tic championship last year de Ivanisevic broke for 5-2 with a forehand or is he or on fast courts and has iffy a Spain a Sergi bruguera return Winner. Ivanisevic wrapped up the match at 15, starting with an Ace and finishing with a stinging Cross court backhand. As the winning shot took its second Bounce Ivanisevic pumped his fists overhead and screamed. Becker congratulated him at the net patting his Young conqueror on the Back. A a he a definitely a player who is going to beat other players a Becker said. A a he a not just going to beat Boris Becker. In the fourth set nobody in the world could Stop  this was the first time Edberg had been seeded no. 1 in a grand slam tournament. It also was was Only the second time Edberg ranked no. 2 in the world had failed to make at least the second round of one of the slams. A it Wasny to my Day a Edberg said. A whatever i did i did no to do very  what bruguera did was use Clay court common sense. You done to Rush into things on a surface that rewards patience and punishes the Pushy. Even though he came with i faculty when he tries crossover tactics. It Cost him dearly against bruguera. A i play better on Clay than on fast surfaces and its just the opposite with him a bruguera said. A i made very few mistakes and passed him  bruguera and Ivanisevic were not the Only teen agers to make an impression on Day 2 of the two week tournament. Second seeded Monica Seles blitzed Katia Piccolini of Italy 6-0, 6-0, stretching the longest winning Streak in Tennis to 25 matches without the loss of a set. The 16-year-old Florida based yugoslav is seeded to meet Steffi Graf for the women a championship. Jennifer Capriati an even younger teen sensation played her first grand slam match in front of a crowd that included seven time French open Champion Chris Evert. The 14-year-old from Florida did not disappoint Evert or the others beating Sandrine testud of France 6-1, 6-1. Last year Capriati won the French open girls title. This year she a aiming at the  fire Johnson new York apr new York mets manager Darcy Johnson who led the team to a world series championship and two division titles was fired tuesday according to the team s flagship radio station. Fan quoting an unidentified source said Johnson would be replaced by third base coach Bud Harrolson. The mets in Cincinnati for a series against the reds would not confirm the report but team spokesman Rick Laws in new York said an announcement would be made. Neither Johnson nor Harrelson could be reached by phone tuesday. Mets senior vice president Al Harazin told a reporter travelling with the team a we have no statement right  Johnson was the winning St manager in mets history with More than 90 games in each of his first five seasons the Only manager in National league history Ever to do that. Over his first six seasons the mets were 575-395, a winning percentage of .593 and 29 i games better than the second Best team in that period the Toronto Blue jays. The mets won 108 games in 1986 and 100 in 1988, when they won the division and also had 98 wins in 1985, when they finished second to St. Louis in the National league East. The mets won the world series in 1986. Nonetheless Johnson was criticized for his Laid Back style and it was suggested that the mets victories resulted trom an abundance of Talent that included Dany 1 Strawberry Dwight Gooden Keith Hernandez and Gary Carter. But both Carter and Hernandez were Hurt As they moved into their mid-30s and were let go after last season when the team won 87 games and finished six games out. Gooden also missed the last two thirds of the season with an  injury Strawberry slumped to .229, and Johnson himself predicted at the end of the season that he  be retained. Instead he was kept on. However two of his coaches Bill Robinson and Sam per Lozzo were fired without his input at that  defense humbles pistons by Scott Howard Cooper the los Angeles times Chicago a look who a Back. Its the Chicago bulls Down game set 72 hours ago and rapidly moving off the National basketball association Center court. These things do not happen to the Detroit pistons not the Way they have been giving teams the fold spindle and mutilate treatment in the playoffs. Not the Way they led the Chicago bulls 2-0, in the Best of seven Eastern conference finals and had a 14-Point Cushion in the second Quarter saturday. From this comes. A tie from this comes  bulls losers of six of seven to Detroit heading into the weekend completed the Miracle comeback monday afternoon. They raced to an 18-Point Lead in the second Quarter and held on for a 108-101 Victory to Complete a two game sweep at Chicago stadium. A they held serve As they say a pistons coach Chuck Daly said. A a it a a tired expression but its  in the process the bulls turned this into a three game series for a berth in the Aba finals wednesday at Auburn Hills mich., Friday in Chicago and if necessary sunday Back in Michigan. More remarkably considering the state of affairs at halftime saturday Chicago gave the pistons their first Back to Back playoff losses since games 6 and 7 of the 1988 championship series against the los Angeles lakers. Monday it took a Detroit comeback just to make things interesting even if the raucous 18,676 inside Chicago stadium could have Ridden the surge All the Way. By the end of the first Quarter the bulls led 28-16, Detroit having hit just 4 of 16 and committed seven turnovers. In the second Quarter when Detroit gave the Ball away seven More times and improved from the Field to All of 7 of 20 35 percent the Chicago advantage never was less than 10. It peaked in the first half at 18, when Michael Jordan a 10-footer from the right Side 37 seconds before intermission made it 51-33. The pistons had a stretch of 8 38 a from 5 57 of the first Quarter to 9 25 of the second a without a Field goal 16 possessions for just four free throws. Their turnover to assist ratio by halftime was 14-8. So now which team wins with defense Chicago which saturday surprised the pistons by having Jordan handle the Ball More this time had a new approach on the defensive end. A trapping defense did More than cause turnovers. It never allowed Detroit into a Normal offensive flow. By making the pistons shoot Down themselves �?30.6 percent from the Field by halftime their 30th Point not coming until 2 16 remained in the second Quarter a the bulls maintained control. It stayed that Way too the Lead reaching 57-38 when Paxson connected from 20 feet out with 9 20 left in the third Quarter. There was no hint of trouble for Chicago which opened the second half much As it played the first. Then suddenly the pistons snapped into form. Within four minutes the Lead was Cut to 62-52. With 3 29 remaining Joe Dumars three Point Basket made it 66-59. It went to six and a Back in the game for real a to 67-64 when Dumars hit another three Pointer this time with 2 17 left. Detroit had a 26-10 run in 7 03, Dumars accounting for 17 Points and Dennis Rodman getting four on two put backs within 64 seconds. It took the pistons 19 44 to score 26 Points in the first half. The Cushion was 71-68 going into the fourth Quarter. From there Jordan a who took just two shots in the previous 12 minutes a and the bulls responded. They built the Lead Back to 86-76 with 6 10 remaining. They got As far ahead As 92-78, but the pistons charged again if to no Avail. Detroit which once led 8-4 before Chicago went on a 17-4 tear Drew within five Points with 1 17 to play. Jordan who played 43 of the 48 minutes took himself out for a 30-second rest. The pistons were forced to foul and the bulls answered by going 11 of 14 from the free throw line in the last minute. Jordan had six in that Span capping a nine assist 42-Point afternoon that included 16 of 19 on free  sports television Aba playoffs a Chicago at Detroit 2 . Thursday. Radio baseball a san Diego at Philadelphia 1 30 . Thursday