European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and Stripe tuesday november 19,1991atp championship eventual Champion Pete Sampras 20, turns around a Jim courier Bullet that was aimed at his feet during sundays final match. Top seeded Jim courier takes a moment to regroup after being outclassed on one of the majority of Points that went Sampras Way. Sampras hoists his $1.02 million ship finds a Harbor As eight of the nine Best Tennis players in the world world no. 1 Stefan Edburg of Sweden was injured sorted themselves Down to a single Champion last week in Frankfurt Germany stars and stripes photographer Michael Abrams was on hand to record the athleticism and emotion of the richest Stop on the association of Tennis professionals tour. Sunday night the Field was Down to two a Pete Sampras and Jim courier a and Abrams captured the moment As the Youthful americans battled for a winners purse totalling $1.02 million. Although top seeded and ranked second in the world courier lost for the fourth time in five trips against Sampras his practice partner and close Friend. A the is one of the most talented players on the tour a courier 21, said after losing 6-3, 6-7 5-7 3-6, 4-6 on sunday night in the first All american at final since John Mcenroe beat Arthur Ashe in 1979. A and when he is on a Roll he is awfully difficult to another final looms next for the 20-year-old Sampras who will play singles for the . Against France in Lyon nov. 29-dec. 1. A a it a a great feeling to pull this Victory Oft a a Sampras now ranked no. 6 ahead of future opponent Guy forget of France. A hopefully if 1 can keep on playing like this i can win a couple of matches in Lyon which has been on my mind since 1 got picked for Davis courier who won $39s,000 in the tournament and Sampras were survivors among round Robin play among Germany a Boris Becker and Michael Stich Czechoslovakia Sivan Lendl and Karel Novacek Frances forget and fellow american and defending Champion Andre Agassi. Eventual Champion Sampras jumps into a forehand return left at High courier bends into another Crsp forehand
