European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday july 7, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Pago 21 Wimbledon England apr Ivan Lendl s eternal quest for the Wimbledon title reached its annual dead end Friday against Stefan Edberg who will face Boris Becker in sunday s final for the third straight year. The third seeded Edberg did not lose his serve in the 6-1, 7-6, 6-3 Victory Over Lendl and never was seriously threatened Wimbledon by a Man who has made no secret of his burning desire to win the Only major title to have eluded him. Becker advanced by beating Goran Ivanisevic 4-6, 7-6, 6-0, 7-6. Becker appeared rattled As he lost the first set to the hard serving yugoslavian the first  player in the semis since 1986, but rallied against the 18-year-old. After coming within two Points of losing the second set the defending Champion regained his Confidence by winning a tiebreaker then finished Oft Ivanisevic Quot it was one of the Best grass court matches in be Ever played Quot Becker said a the s got the hardest serve and the Best serve of anybody in be Ever  Ivanisevic who beat Becker in the first round of last months French open finished with 14 aces one less than Becker. Despite dedicating months of hard work to developing a serve and Volley game Lendl showed he still is no match at Wimbledon for a natural grass court player such As Edberg. Quot i Felt my first serve Wasny to hurting him enough Lendl said. Quot i Felt 1 did no to move Well i was a half step  on the women a Side which features its final saturday eight time Champion Martina Navratilova is just one Victory from her most cherished goal a record ninth title and her Odds of Success increased greatly in thursdays semifinals. Navratilova put herself on the Brink of Wimbledon history by defeating Gabrie la Sabatini 6-3, 6-4. But her biggest step toward the title May have come when Zina Garrison ousted defending Champion Steffi Graf 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. Navratilova had lost to Graf in the last two Wimbledon finals. She has beaten Garrison 27 of the 28 times they be played. Germany a Boris Becker tumbles through the semifinals and Over 18-year-old Goran Ivanisevic of Yugoslavia 4-6,7-6,6-0,7-6  likes German chances in final Erba Italy apr Franz Beckenbauer said Friday he believes West Germany is the strongest team in the world cup and predicted his team will prove it against Argentina in sundays 8 . Final. The confident West German coach said the German team that lost the 1986 final to Argentina in Mexico was far weaker than the current German squad. A in 1986 we made decisive mistakes and Diego  made decisive moves. We were definitely a weaker than Argentina a Beckenbauer said. A a Vest Germany is now stronger a and we want to prove it  Beckenbauer noted that Maradona the Captain and Star Forward of the Argentine team Quot perhaps is no longer the no. I in the world a but said his team still would be have to cover him closely. He said Juergen Kohler Thomas Berthold or Guido Buchwald would be Given the task of marking  world cup on pages 23, 25 Quot however Argentina is not Only Maradona. It includes several Good players. In 1986, one fatal mistake was to concentrate on Maradona and underestimate Jorge Val Dano and Jorge Gurruchaga Quot Beckenbauer said. Gurruchaga who scored the winning goal in Argentina s 3-2 Victory in Mexico will play sunday along with two other �?T86 veterans a Maradona and Oscar Ruggieri. West Germany is expected to Field four players from the 1986 final a Lothar Matthaeus Andreas Brehme Berthold and Rudi Voeller. Voeller who scored one goal in the 1986 final is nursing a right leg contusion. Beckenbauer said he planned to Field the Veteran striker sunday but added that Voeller will have to pass a final test along with midfielders Pierre Litzbarski and Thomas Haessler. Beckenbauer said he expects Argentina to play a defensive match. Quot we will play along the lines of the match with  he said indicating an offensive minded West German Quot Argentina has a Good defense plus Maradona a Beckenbauer said. Quot certainly tuesday s Victory against Italy in the semifinals has boosted their morale Argentine coach Carlos Bilardo has a great personality and i have a lot of respect for  sports television Tennis a Wimbledon women a final 3 . Saturday. Baseball a mets at Atlanta 1 05 . Sunday. Radio Auto racing a firecracker 400, 3 45 . Saturday