European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                It s Edberg is. Courier by Steve Wilstein Melbourne Australia apr Stefan Edberg spent Little Energy to get into the australian open final Friday and Jim courier got a free pass to join him for a seemingly inevitable duet Between the top two men in Tennis. The no. 1 Edberg who played impeccably to crush courier in the . Open final last summer looked Only slightly less perfect in stopping upstart Wayne Ferreira the conqueror of John Mcenroe 7-6 7-26-1, 62. Ferreira held two set Points on Edberg a service at 65 in the first set but after Ferreira blew them both with forehand errors his Confidence and game drifted away. Ferreira who aced Mcenroe 15 times double faulted nine times in six games starting at beginning of the second set. At 4-1 in that set he double faulted twice to give Edberg a 5-1 Lead. Ferreira managed Only australian open one Ace in the last two sets after hitting four in the first set. He also committed 58 unforced errors to Edberg a 21. A i think once i got the first set i got on top of him and his game fell apart a Edberg said. A the started making errors and i took advantage of that. In a playing Good  looking ahead to the final against no. 2 courier Edberg said a a it a going to be Good a no. 1 against no. 2.1 like  courier who has a Chance to sharply narrow the Gap against Edberg never had to hit a Ball to make the final because his semifinal opponent Richard Krajicek a dutchman with fast flying serves defaulted before the Start because of tendinitis in his shoulder. A Jim is a Good player a Krajicek said. A because i  play 100 percent it would be almost impossible to beat him and i could have made my shoulder worse. It was one of the hardest decisions in be Ever had to make. It was the Chance of a lifetime to play the semifinals in a grand slam. I done to know if this will Ever happen again. I Hope it will. This is the worst possible Way to go  Krajicek served 22 aces in a five set quarterfinals Victory Over Wimbledon Champion Michael Stich but Felt sore by the end of the match. The shoulder got worse on thursday and Krajicek quit in the Middle of a doubles semifinals match saying he Felt pain on the follow through of his serve. Krajicek treated the shoulder with ice thursday night but said there was no improvement. A it feels stiff and sore a Krajicek said after his default in a match with compatriot Jan Siemering when they led 6-4, 1-3 against the australian team of Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge. The stars and stripes ports january 25,1992 Page 28 australians Nix Boycott Sydney Australia a the australian olympic committee on Friday rejected a proposal that australians basketball players Boycott games with the . Team if it includes magic Johnson. Johnson who retired in november from the los Angeles lakers after an magic joins All stars a Page 26 bouncing he had contracted the aids virus has said he would like to play for the . Team in the summer olympics but no final decision has been made. International basketball officials and . Olympic committee officials said there was no health reason to keep Johnson out of the games. On thursday or. Brian Sando of the australian team said the squads players should stay off the floor in games against the . Team in Barcelona Spain if Johnson plays. A i would certainly recommend that our basketball Lars not compete with a team of which magic Johnson was a member a said Sando. A that risk a even though its Small a you cannot absolutely say its never going to  or. Ron Penny head of immunology at Sydney a St. Vincents Hospital said the possibility of acquiring the his virus has a no relevance in the basketball setting a and that Australia will come off As an a uneducated Backwater if Johnson a presence is boycotted. Penney said Sando was playing on the a a Public a heightened fears about transmission of  a instead of preaching sense and reason he a preaching fear and hysteria a Penny said. Kicker Chip Lohmiller 8 and quarterback Mark Rypien stretch prior to the thursday practice which was to prove painful for Rypien. Rypien suffers mild sprain Minneapolis up Washington quarterback Mark Rypien limped out of super bowl workouts thursday with an injured right ankle but the club said it was a mild sprain and did not expect him to miss practice. Minutes before the team s two hour practice finished the redskins were working on offensive drills inside the 20-Yard line at the Minnesota Vikings practice facility in Eden Prairie Minn. The pocket around Rypien collapsed and several of his teammates fell on him. Pool reports said the pro bowl selection who has started every game this season limped away from the pile and threw his helmet Down in disgust. All super bowl practices Are closed to the Media. The redskins were scheduled to conduct their final workout in pads Friday and were to have a walk through saturday. Inside sports final Aba All Star voting a Page 23 Olaf gets More nil support a Page 25 seminoles upend jackets a Page 26 blockbuster bowl hits Snag a Page 27 Rypien a backup is Veteran Jeff Rutledge. Stan Humphries who played briefly in Washington a last super bowl trip is the third string quarterback. The injury May not have been the redskins Only blow. Wide receiver Ricky Sanders sat out with a sore quadriceps muscle though it was called a precautionary measure. All the other redskins practice. In addition to the injury situation a Briet scuttle occurred Between offensive tackle Jim Lachey and linebacker Matt Millen. Meanwhile Strong safety Leonard Smith missed the Buffalo Bills practice again thursday because of a staph infection in his knee. Smith was confined to his hotel room by a fever and swelling around the knee. He remains listed As questionable. Right guard Glenn Parker who has a strained left knee practice for the second straight Day. Coach Marv Levy said he thought Parker would probably play. Defensive end Bruce Smith again sat out practice to avoid fluid buildup in his  a super matchup a Page 22