European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 4,1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 23becker survives scare Martina upset by Bob Greene new York apr defending Champion Boris Becker was taken to the limit by a Gutsy Darren Cahill monday before advancing to the . Open quarterfinals with a five set Victory. The second seeded Becker beaten by Cahill Here two years ago in a second round match edged the australian 2-6, 6-2,6-3, 3-6, 6-4. Cahill was primed to pull off the tournaments second major upset in 24 hours but netted an easy forehand to lose serve in the seventh game of the fifth set. And Becker the three time Wimbledon Champion never let him get close again. Until then Cahill had matched Becker shot for shot As a packed labor Day Crowdu s. Open watched waiting to see if Becker would follow the no. 2 women a seed Martina Navratilova out of the tournament. It was not to be although Cahill refused to quit As the two raced to beat each other to the net. And at the end it was Beckers serve a not the big Boomer but kick serves that were perfectly placed a that proved to be the difference. With Cahill leading 0-15 in the final game Becker three times served to Cahilly a backhand. Twice the australian sent the Ball into the net. The third time he returned it wide. Then on the first match Point at 40-15, Becker went to Cahilly a backhand once again. This time Cahill hit a Cross court Winner. And on the second match Point Becker exploiting the weakness again went to the backhand. Cahill hit a weak High Ball that Becker put away with a backhand Volley ending the three hour 14-minute stadium court Battle. Earlier monday Jana Novotna ended any Hope that the male evas would make the . Open a family affair. Novotna seeded 12th, Defeated seventh seeded Katarina male Eva 6-4, 6-2 to Advance to the quarterfinals where she could face defending Champion Steffi Graf. Male Eva a loss came one Day after her older sister Manuela male Eva Fragniere shocked Navratilova in another fourth round match. A third male Eva sister Magdalena lost to Katerina in the first round in the women a singles but is the top seed in the Junior girls singles which began monday. Navratilova spent so much Energy winning her first love Wimbledon that she had none left for her second a the . Open. A i think Wimbledon took so much out of me that i really had a hard time a Navratilova said. A i wanted to be up but i just  kick it into  and one minute Short of two hours after she began her fourth round match the second seeded Navratilova was out of the tournament a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 victim of male Eva Fragniere. A a it a not like i did no to want to win a Navratilova said. A but i really had to work at it. The win at Wimbledon came  the win at the . Open did no to come John Mcenroe a forehand helps put him in the winners column sunday but Martina can Only walk away in defeat. A photos easy for male Eva Fragniere. But it came a her first Over Navratilova in eight career meetings. In fact until sunday she had won Only one set off Navratilova in her life. A when i Learned i had to play her in the round of 16,1 thought that maybe this is the time when i am finally going to beat one of the top two seeds in a grand slam tournament a the native of Bulgaria said. Navratilova a loss preceded earlier in the week by the departure of third seeded Monica Seles has opened up the Bottom of the women a draw. Male Eva Fragniere the ninth seed next will play eighth seeded Mary Joe Fernandez while no. 5 Gabrie la Sabatini will Battle unseeded Leila Meskhi of the soviet Union. On sunday Fernandez Defeated it no. 15 Judith male Eva Wiesner 6-3, 6-2 Sabatini eliminated no. 11 Helena Sutkova 6-2, 6-1 and Meskhi ousted Italy a Linda Ferrando 7-6 7-46-1. The top half of the menus draw moved into the quarterfinals with no. 3 Ivan Lendl to play no. 12 Pete Sampras and two unseeded players facing each other four time . Open Champion John Mcenroe against David Wheaton who beat Kevin Curren 7-5, 7-6 7-14-6, 6-4 on sunday. The 31-year-old Mcenroe turning Back the clock to when he dominated menus Tennis thrilled a packed Lurnis Armstrong stadium crowd at the National Tennis Center when he upset seventh seeded Emilio Sanchez 7-6 8-63-6, 46, 6 -4, 6-3. Lendl Defeated israelis Gilad Bloom 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 Wheaton Defeated Kevin Curren 7-5, 7-6 7-14-6, 6-4, and Sampras upset no. 6 Thomas Muster 6-7 6-87-6 7-56-4, 6-3. Mcenroe was at times Brilliant in his Victory Over Sanchez taking the net at every Chance getting penetration on his volleys and setting up the Points with a Good serve. A it was a very hard match very close and High Quality a Mcenroe said. A but on this surface if you Are consistent enough sooner or later that person is going to feel the  Mcenroe Defeated Sanchez a brother Javier in the first round becoming the first Man to defeat a brother combination since Jimmy Connors Defeated Anand and Vijay Amrit Raj in the first and second rounds in 1979. A four time . Open Champion who began the year by getting thrown out of the australian open Mcenroe held his temper in Check after an Early blowup Over a line Call. He also displayed the resilience lacking in recent years refusing to fold after falling behind two sets to one. Mcenroe kept Chipping away flicking delicate drop shots leaping for overheads occasionally tossing in a service Winner or Ace. Sanchez is noted for his leg strength and endurance. But the 25-year-old  Cope with the variety of Mcenroe a attack and the support that Mcenroe received from the packed crowd. A a it a my biggest win this year a Mcenroe said. A the crowd was very into it. At the end they were very wrapped up and that put me in another gear. At 4-4 in the fourth set they gave me a big hand. I dropped two Quick Points and was worried for a second. Maybe it was a goodbye hand since he could have been serving for the match if id lost the  Sanchez dug himself a Hole for nine straight games from the end of the third set on when he lost the first Point on his service each time. He got out of trouble most of the time but his Breaks in the second and final games of the fourth set turned the match around. Mcenroe battled through four deuces in the ninth game of the fourth set to hold on an overhead. The crowd stood and screamed and applauded him As if he had just won the match. Sanchez lost the first Point of his next service on a backhand Volley that Mcenroe sprinted to near the net and lost the game after an exhausting rally in which he chased Mcenroe a shots All Over the court. Sanchez Shook his head in disbelief and a Little anger at the final shot complaining to the Umpire that Mcenroe had prematurely yelled a a yeah when he thought one of his drop shots was the set Winner. Sanchez barely retrieved that Ball and kept the rally going for two More shots before losing. The Umpire denied Sanchez a assertion that Mcenroe had interfered with his shot. Mcenroe now had the momentum and he refused to yield it. In the sixth game of the fifth set Mcenroe broke the final and most crucial time pumping his fist after a Short thrust of a killer backhand Volley made it 15-40 and again when Sanchez hit a backhand in the net. Mcenroe put the match away giving up Only a Point in the final game As Sanchez popped up a return out of Bounds on the last Point. Lendl zeroing in on a record ninth straight trip to the . Open final reached the quarters with his strongest performance in the tournament so far. Lendl who has dropped Only one set in four matches prowled the Baseline and rarely approached the net in beating israelis Gilad Bloom 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 in a 2-hour, 11-minute Duel. From Page 21 Daniels who homered twice against the cubs in Chicago on july 14, has hit two in a game this season. He has eight career two Homer games. After managing just two runs on six hits in losing two straight to the expos the dodgers had 18 hits. Seven dodgers had Bis. Tim Crews 2-4 was the Winner pitching 2 Xhu witless innings in Relief of starter Jim Neidlinger who left after 4% innings with los Angeles ahead 12-5. Expose starter Mark Gardner 7-8who entered the game with a 5-2 record and 1.47 earned run average at Home did no to survive the first inning As the dodgers scored four runs. Padres 9, Phillies 1 Philadelphia red Whitson allowed one run in seven innings for his fifth straight Victory As san Diego Defeated Philadelphia and snapped a five game losing Streak. Whitson 12-7the National leagues earned run average Leader at 2.31, has Given up seven earned runs m his last eight outings during which he has five victories and three no decisions. In seven innings sunday he allowed six hits and two walks. The padres scored five unearned runs in the second inning off losing Pitcher Jose Dejesus 4-6ben fitting from three Philadelphia errors. Braves 5, cardinals 0 Atlanta a Charlie Leibrandt scattered 10 hits and Ron Gant and Dave Justice each knocked in two runs As Atlanta blanked St. Louis. Atlanta ended a six game winning Streak for John Tudor 11-4returning from the disabled list two Days ahead of schedule. Tudor got the loss despite allowing Only four hits in six innings. It was the third Complete game and second shutout of the year for Leibrandt 7-8who extended his string of scoreless innings to 16. The braves took a 2-0 Lead off Tudor in the third inning on two walks and Gantus double. Justices 20th Homer tops in the major leagues for a Rookie made it 5-0 in the eighth