European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday december 17, t990 the stars and stripes 44 Page 25sampras wins Tennis biggest Check by Nesilia Starcevic Munich Germany apr Pete Sampras won $2 million the largest prize in Tennis history by beating Brad Gilbert v3t >-4, 6-2 sunday in the championship of the grand slam cup. Sampras the . Open Champion never lost his serve and took just 1 hour 43 minutes to beat Gilbert who got is million of the $6 million purse. While Sampras needed Only three sets to beat Michael Chang in saturdays sent finals Gilbert needed five to beat David Wheaton. The 19-year-old Sampras ranked fifth in the world broke Gilbert in the seventh game of the first set and again in the fifth of the second to go two sets up. He served 15 aces and broke Gilbert in the third and seventh games of the third set As he beat Gilbert for the first time in three career meetings. Gilbert came to the tournament As a replacement for the injured Andre Agassi. A a a a in la Send him a Christmas card a Gilbert said after reaching the final. The tournament was comprised of 16 players with the Best records this year in the grand slam tournaments a Wimbledon and the australian French and . Opens. The event which has been criticized because of the huge prize Money is slated to stay in Munich for another four years. The at tour has opposed the grand slam cup which is organized by the International Tennis federation and the directors of the four grand slam tournaments. 7 a. A a. A a a Sampras was never in trouble against Gilbert and faced Only one break Point in the opening game. He combined sizzling backhands and forehand form the Back court with crib Jiant touch volleys on the net. As two aces thundered past Gilbert in the fourth game of the third set Gilbert shouted a Stop hitting aces Quot two More a when i am serving like that there is Little the other Guy can do Quot said Sampras who became life youngest male player to win the . Open this summer. A it s always Nice to be making a lot of Money but for bigger thrill is to win especially against the lop Guys Quot he said. Gilbert said Sampras had a Star Quality Quot and a natural Talent. X a the s got ice water in the veins. I be just won 2 million dollars and he s not even a Mfd bought some bad Stock in my life but i d like to buy some Stock in him lie is the Guy of the future Quot Gilbert said. Quot he was drilling the Quot he was serving big he was out playing me from the Baseline add if a Guy outlays me from the Baseline then Ith in trouble.�?�. A the bigger the situation the better he plays. He just ripped the Guys Here Quot Gilbert said. A when he is serving so Well you Are under pressure to hold your serve even before you Start a powerful backhand Down the line gave Sampras the break in the sixth game. A similar shot also allowed him to break Gilbert in tie fifth game of the second Gilber double faulted in the third game to fall behind in the third set. In the previous game he had conceded an Ace to Sampras although the Linesman had a called it out. Two More backhands broke Gilbert in the seventh game of the third set and gave Sampras a 5-2 Lead he won the title on his first match Point hitting tin overhead smash that Gilbert returned Long. A. �?o1 feel i played As Well is t did at the . Open but i feet that 1 won an exhibition with a lot of Money a said Sampras who displayed no emotion at getting the richest prize Ever Given in Tennis. Sampras said he will donate $250,000 of his winnings to a cerebral palsy foundation. A Pete Sampras closes his awesome 1990 season by following up his . Open Triumph with sundays grand slam cup title Good for a record $2 million first prize Kaiserslautern Christmas shootout r = j. A l x we a v. A Kaiserslautern Germany George Bej Mett rocked the boards for 21 Points and Donald Robinson added 20 to Lead the Host panthers to a 106-97 Victory Over Augsburg in the Christmas shootout sunday. Charles Bates had 29 for Augsburg and Roger far Tor added 27 for the crusaders. In other games sunday Ramstein 79, Heidelberg 66 Bonnie Daye had 19 Points and Jessie Battle scored 12 to Lead the rams Over the generals. Dpnald James led Heidelberg with 26 and Shaune Griffin had 18. Darmstadt 94, bad Kreuz Nach 67 Carl Morrison banked in 22 and a1 Langston scored 21 for the demons. A. Ernest Scott had 28 Points for the clues while Quenton Rhodes added 16, Pir Masens 123, Lan Stuhl 66 Gerald Davis had 35 Points and James Carlyle added 22 in this rout. Otis Tucker led the Lions with 19 Points. We Brucken 95, Heidelberg 80. The generals got an in welcomed if notice thanks to Willie Dickey powering the Yorktown trs with a 34-Point Day at the races. A. A Joseph Wehner added 27 and Ted Gerard added17 As the Yorktown cars kept their Hopes alive Lule ii went Home for Good. A \. A. Shaune Griffin Sank 21 and Ronald Jones had 17 Lor the generals., in the other losers bracket game the German club muh Lingen wrote itself into the ranks of also rans try failing to show up for a meeting with Augsburg on sunday. Augsburg got the forfeit win and stayed alive in the double elimination tournament. S is l eni Meil Lijoi 3 or 3 in Kaiserslautern Christmas shootout action sunday a Lowny 11 is left and Augsburg a Cecile Samuel go for a rebound and Augsburg Scharles Bates rights runs Over a Luw Iivo any Marsh the hosts won 106-47,
