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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 8, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21 facing Graf Paris apr Jennifer Capriati a Paris adventure ended thursday but not without a fight. Monica Seles beat the Young american on her sixth match Point to reach the women a final of the French open. Seles the 16-year-old second seed from Yugoslavia won her 31st match in a Row and set up a championship meeting with no. 1 Steffi Graf by beating the 14-year-old from Wesley Chapel fla., 62,6-2. A Long forehand by Capriati ended her own incredible run two victories shy of a grand slam title in Only her fifth professional tournament. �?o1 am disappointed because i expected it to be a Little closer. Everybody expected it to be a Little closer a said Capriati the youngest grand slam semifinalist. �?o1 was too impatient. It was just Good to get to the  Sele said Capriati could look Forward to even better things. A no one at the age of 14 played As Well As she does a Seles said. A you could see her experience Wasny to there. You could see her game was  Graf the top seed and dominant player in women a Tennis for More than two years lacked the usual sting on her forehand but still had too much for Jana Novotna. On a Cool Damp Day following heavy overnight rain Graf made numerous errors Oil her usually lethal forehand and had to use a Strong serve and solid net play to beat the 11th seed 6-1, 6-2 for a spot in her fourth straight final at the Clay court grand slam. The tournament continues Friday with the menus semifinals Matching Andres Gomez against Thomas Muster and Andre Agassi against Jonas Svens son related Story on Page 23. The women a championship saturday will be a replay of the final of a Clay court tournament in Berlin three weeks a8�> when Seles broke grass 66-match winning Streak. On this Clammy Day in Paris Selest two listed ground strokes and two year age Edge made this Florida based player the better of the two teen terrors. To the first set she just played Well and did no to miss anything and i was making so Many errors a Capriati said. Oeles held for the first set and Capriati appeared to steady. The two exchanged Weaks through the fourth game when Ca Pinati showed she a not All sugar and spice.15116 thought a Seles shot at 15-All was �?~�n8 a a stopped play. The Point went on and Seles won with a backhand. The n6 judge came out and pointed to the spot when the disputed shot hit the line in Riata touted a it was  Umpire Jill Tabor upheld the Call and when fn7natl continued to dispute it told the in a or a you must not Stop the Point. Miss Capriati lets  went on to break for 2-2, but at was it. Seles won the final four games. Ninno w1?Ner All but one of the last earn slam titles and trying to Reg in the Crown she lost to Arantha san Monica Seles sweeps Jennifer Capriati to Advance against Steffi Graf below who ousted Jana Novotna in thursday s other semifinal. A Chez Vicario last year has not dropped a set in the tournament and has lost just 22 games in the first six rounds. This match took just 1 hour 3 minutes. That sounds overwhelming but one after another her victims insisted that the 20-year-old West German was not As dominant As she once was. Graf said her Lack of concentration and Good play by her opponent let Novotna Back into the match in the second set. A at least i done to make mistakes in important situations a Graf said. A maybe that a because in a not in great form but so far i can to complain because in be been winning in straight  sports television baseball a Chicago White sox at Minnesota 2 . Saturday. Radio baseball a san Francisco at Atlanta 1 36 . Saturday  
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