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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 1, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday july 1,1990. The stars and stripes a a a Page 23ed Berg nips Mansdorf in 5 sets Wimbledon England apr Stefan Edberg survived a five set scare from Amos Mansdorf saturday to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon. Edberg the 1988 Champion and the third seed this year battled stiff winds and a determined opponent on court 1, before breaking the israeli in the next to ast game and holding serve to win 64,5-7,3-6,62,9-7. On Centre court Gabriela Sabatini came alive to win her third round match. Sabatini the women s fourth seed but listless in recent tournaments beat Catherine Tangier of France 6-4, 6-2 with an animated All court game. A second round loser at Wimbledon last year and eliminated in the fourth round at the French open last month Sabatini said a new coach and a new mental toughness had her ready to go much farther this time. A i feel very Happy with my game at this Point a she said. A i am feeling More confident on the grass. Today i was in control of the match the whole time. I played Well when i had to play  As the first week of the grand slam tournament Drew to a close on a Cool Breezy Day other top players joined Sabatini among the final 16 in the singles Fields. Women s seventh seed Katerina male Eva of Bulgaria beat Ann Devries of Belgium 6-2,6-0,11 the seeded Natalia Zvereva of the soviet Union rallied for a 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 i a a Wimbledon Victory Over Gretchen mag of the United states and 14th-seeded Judith Wiesner of Austria beat Laura Gilde Meister of Peru 6-2,7-5. Nathalie Tauz iat of France beat Amy Frazier of the United state amp 3-6,6-2,7-5. In the men s Field american Brad Pearce reached the fourth round of a tournament for the first time this year. He beat Milan Streber of Czechoslovakia 6-3, �3,61, Edberg breezed through the first set but then ran into trouble against Mansdorf. The israeli who lost to Edberg in straight sets in the fourth round Here a year ago used a Cross court backhand and Strong serve to take control in the Middle sets. His aggressive play had Edberg baffled but the swede rallied in the final two sets and survived by winning the big Points. A Mansdorf s serve deserted him at a crucial time too. He held through the first seven service games of the fifth set with the loss of Only three Points winning five of those games at love. He was a Point away from 8-7 when disaster struck. His eighth double fault made it Deuce. An Ace gave Mansdorf a second Chance but Edberg wiped out the second game Point got his first break Point of the set on a forehand Cross Burt and broke when Mansdorf netted a forehand Volley. Educ rec then held serve at love for the match the final Point on a netted backhand. A always the top Guy is going to play better on the big Points and he did the difference is a slight mental Dit frence a Mansdorf said. Edberg pumped his fist smiled and let out a big breath. The crowd gave the pair a 50-Sccond standing ovation As they left the court. _ the route to next weekend s championship matches is a Long one and different for each player. Pat Cash followed a bumpy Road that twisted through Imury and anguish. Jennifer Capriati glided along a path softened by an adoring Public. Cash and Capriati one a former Champion trying to regain his touch and the other an upcoming Champ arrived at the All England club via different routes. But the smooth travels they have enjoyed so far including third round victories on Friday soon will be threatened by a pair of imposing roadblocks a defending champions Boris Becker and Steffi Graf. Cash the 1987 Wimbledon Champion needed Only 84 minutes to defeat Juan Aguilera 6-1,6-1,6-4. Capriati the women s 12th seed had her first tense moments of the tournament before defeating Robin White 7-5,6-7,6-3 to grab a spot opposite Graf. Or at a f an croon s Roger Milla has a sore right Side but says he a ready for England sunday. Rome apr five years later the Specter of death at a soccer game still haunts the people of Turin. Turin mayor Magnani Noya recalling the italians killed in riots led by English troublemakers at the european cup of champions match in 1985, does t want England a National team in his City. If England beats Cameroon on sunday that s exactly where it is headed. A the actions of the hooligans in recent Days Are testimony to the dangers connected to their presence in Turin Quot Noya said referring to confrontations this past week in the coastal resort of Rimini Between English fans and italians then lice. A total of 246 britons were exp Lle from Italy after the unrest. Foremost on his mind was the incident at heysel stadium in Brussels in 1985. The game matched Liverpool against Juventud which is based in Turin. During the rioting 39 fans mostly italians were killed. English clubs have been barred from european club games Ever since. A was mayor of Turin. I officially ask fifa to invert the venues of the two semifinals Quot Noya said. A not so much because Turin is unprepared but because the memory of the heysel tragedy that hit our City could aggravate the danger of the hooligans sparking a  fifa spokesman Guido Tognoni said the world soccer federation would make no decision until after the quarterfinals. If England loses to Cameroon the Point becomes moot. A there has been no official request it and fifa first has to see who Qualia ies for the semifinals Quot Tognoni said. A no decision will be taken before the matches. So far the English crowd has been under  at games yes. Before them not entirely. The incident at Rimini was the worst but there was trouble Between English rowdies and locals then police on the Island of Sardinia in the opening round. The two semifinal matches will be played at Naples on tuesday and Turin on wednesday. As it stands now the winners of the England Cameroon and West Germany Czechoslovakia quarterfinals will play at Turin the winners of Italy Ireland Ana Argentina Yugoslavia will play at Naples. Graham Newsom spokesman for British minister for sport Colin Moythan said Friday that British officials done to believe the Turin mayors proposal is necessary. A we have every Confidence in the a world cup �?T90 thormities in Turin to police the game effectively As their counterparts have done in Cagliari and Bologna Quot Newsom said. England appears to have an Edge in its game because four Cameroon starters will be serving one game suspensions. Cameroon will to without defenders Victor n dip and Jules Onana and midfielders Andre Kana Kiyik and Emile a both Quot we will adjust a Cameroon Captain Stephen tatar said. Cameroon a Surprise scoring Star 38-year-old Roger Milla has a sore right Side after a fall during practice but he said he will be ready for the 9 . Get sunday game. England also has health problems. Aside from Bryan Robson who went Home with a foot problem defender Des Walker and Forward John Barnes Are hurting. Walker s left leg is swollen from injuries to his calf and ankle. A i am More hopeful for Walker than i was yesterday Quot Robson  swelling is still there but it has gone Down. A Walker is a better bet than Barnes who is struggling with a Groin Strain. But with no suspensions in a hoping we will have virtually a full complement of . A when the West German squad takes the Field at 5 . Get sunday against Czechoslovakia it will equal a soccer record whatever the outcome. It will be West Germany a 66th game in the 13 world cups it has played in since 1930 a the same number of games in the same number of tournaments As record Holder Brazil. In third place is Italy with 51, followed by Argentina with 45. If West Germany beats Yugoslavia to reach the semifinals it will be in line to overtake Brazil which was ousted from the second round by Argentina last week. A heading into the quarterfinals this world cup had produced 100 goals a poor statistic compared with the 1986 world cup in Mexico. The goal scored tuesday by England a David Plait in the 1-0 Victory Over Belgium was the 100th of the tournament. In Mexico the tournament had produced 110 goals by the end of the second round. The greater scoring efficiency of the players four years ago was also shown in the number of penalties converted. In games before saturday 12 penalty kicks had been awarded with Only seven ending in goals. In Mexico of 14 penalty kicks awarded 11 were converted  
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