European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Wimbledon �?T91 Sis amps Ken George Germany a Aims to reclaim the trophy he lost in last year s final Stefan Edberg will have his eyes on u fourth straight trip to the title , Navratilova in for a grand fortnightly Ron Mckinney staff writer Wimbledon the oldest grand slam Tennis tournament that resumed monday and ends july 7. Thrives on tradition the Royalty the Ivy on the Walls Strawberry and Cream and the men s championship matches featuring Stefan Edberg and . A i. A a Edberg and Becker the world s top two ranked players have met in the finals the years. That s tradition and Don t expect it to. Waiver this year �., a the swede has ,including last year s five setter when Becker rallied from two sets Down to fade in the fifth. But the German still leads Edberg in. Wimbledon titles 3-2 and no. 4 is on the immediate horizon. Becker will beat Edberg in another classic final speaking of tradition this should be the 10th straight year Navratilova will be in the Wimbledon singles final. A the nine time Wimbledon Champ could be facing the Only player to beat her in a final Steffi Graf who Defeated Navratilova in 1988-89 and lost in 1987. Monica series the worlds top ranked player and y Holder of the first two legs of the coveted grand slam a withdrew fro the tournament because of a knee in jury 1 a the yugoslavian s absence shifted the singles bracket around and the potential Gral Navratilova pairing was ,. Moved from the semis to the final Navratilova will win her record 10th Wimbledon title tying her with Chris Evert at 1.57 career tournament crowns. Body. Y so How s this sound for the w 0 m e re s 0 m if 1 n a is a o 1 Graf is. No. .1.0. Helena Sutkova and no 3.Navratilova vol no .2.gabnela . A a a y y , men s favourites All the hoopla from the British tabloids is entered on a Andre a amp ssi and his Whilo washed look in Tennis Attim a a Compromise the normally flour Espeut Agassi had to make to. Join the Wimbledon clique v a a a a a a despite Agassi s born again Atli Ludo to .Wimbledon., his powerful Baseline game consist Thel Rishiy stuff that wms the championships instead look to the husky German who complements his White outfit with the. Traditional color of Green natural. Grass stains Bogie born Beckon Cannonball Survey and diving volleys make Bun difficult to beat on Thea Centre court Lawn. The Mdse bounces stay now and y. Attacker is King. U a 1.ybeckeralso benefits from being on the weaker half of. A. Continued on Pago ii tuesday june 25, 1991 the stars and stripes. A Page l
