European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 b the stars and stripes sunday january 26,1992 Seles breezes by Fernandez in title match Monica Seles was overpowering in 6-2, 63 win Over Mary Joe Fernandez on saturday. By Steve Wilstein Melbourne Australia apr Monica Seles brought Back the style and court supremacy of her 1920s idol Suzanne Lenglen with a show of ferocity in the australian open final and a fashion statement afterwards. Moments after routing Mary Joe Fernandez 6-2, 6-3 for a fifth grand slam title on saturday Seles donned the kind of flowery crushed silk Pink Bonnet and ankle length print dress that Lenglen might have worn when she ruled Tennis 70 years ago. A thoroughly modern teen Ager with an appreciation of the past Seles is no less the individualist that Lenglen was when she dominated Wimbledon and the French championships. The late Ted Tinling a fashion designer whose association with women a Tennis began with a love for Lenglen and ended with Joy Over Seles Drew the comparison Between them when Seles first began her Rise a few years ago. Seles 18, spoke of emulating Lenglen before the australian open this year and left by looking like her even if her ground strokes and grunts Are of a new age. The Money also is far different now from when Lenglen became one of the first players to turn pro and play exhibitions at the end of her Sterling career. Seles who won a record $2.5 million last year started 1992 with a $270,000 payday. Seles destroyed Fernandez schip and charge strategy with a fusillade of laser perfect shots on the lines to win a second straight australian open and further distance herself from the rest of women a Tennis. Ignoring a slight sore Throat and a lingering neck Strain Seles clouded the Ball with such depth and precision that Fernandez had no Chance to use the new attacking style she showed in a semifinal Victory Over Gabriela Sabatini. Pinned to the Baseline for most of the match Fernandez a runner up two years ago to Steffi Graf simply could not australian open match the Power and consistency of the relentless Seles. A she creates shots from nowhere a Fernandez said in frustration. A when she sat her Best its very Tough to play against her. She a definitely beatable but you have to play almost the perfect match to beat her. That a not easy. A the Best part of her game is her tenacity. Under no circumstances does she play tentatively. I think that a what wins most of her  Seles said that she made Good shots whenever she needed them. A i did what i always do a she said. This was one of the most lopsided of championship matches for Seles who followed her australian title last year with her second win in the French open and first in the . Open. The Only grand slam title she Hasni to won in the past year was Wimbledon which she missed because of Shin splints. A Winner of 13 of the 19 straight tournament finals she a made Seles broke Fernandez a serve All four times in the first set and twice in the second before Fernandez finally held to 4-2 in the second set. Selest Only deficiency was her own serve a part of her game she a been working on in practice. She began the match with a double fault and was broken for the first time to 4-1 with a double fault on the final Point. Fernandez had plenty of chances but  break through Seles the most ferocious of competitors on the big Points. Fernandez finally cashed in on or ninth game Point and sixth break Point in that fifth game of the first set. Seles slugged 23 winners from the Baseline to Fernandez a eight and made Only 21 unforced errors to Fernandez a 32. Fernandez had nine winners to Selest one at the net but  go to the net often enough to make that advantage pay in the two years Seles has played the australian open she is 14-0 in  extend dominance Over Kings by the associated press Inglewood Calif. A Byron Scott and Terry Teagle each scored 22 Points As the los Angeles lakers beat Sacramento 95-92 Friday night extending their winning Streak against the Kings to 17 games. Despite the absence of James worthy for the third straight game with a strained left knee the lakers beat the Kings at the forum for the 43rd consecutive time dating Back to to oct. 20, 1974. Spud Webb paced Sacramento with 21 Points and 12 assists. Los Angeles which nearly blew a 14-Point Lead at Sacramento thursday night and won by three Are now 9-0 in games decided by three Points or fewer. In other games Friday Trail blazers 125, Hawks 117 Portland Ore. Clyde Drexler scored nine of Portland a last 13 Points and finished with 29 against Atlanta. Terry Porter scored 27 Points and Jerome Kersey 20 for the Trail blazers who rallied for their 10th straight Home court Victory after trailing by four with five minutes to  Dominique Wilkins scored 34 Points and Kevin Willis had 27 Points and 17 rebounds for the  114, warriors 109 Oakland Calif. A Patrick Ewing had 35 Points and 21 rebounds and Anthony Mason made three free throws in the final 27 seconds lifting new York Over Golden state. The warriors whose five game winning Streak ended trailed by 18 Points at halftime but tied the score 109-109 when Victor Alexander made a Short jump Hook with 42 seconds left. Mason made it 110-109 with the second of two free throws with 27 seconds remaining then rebounded Tim Hardaway a missed 20-footer.bulls 117, pistons 93 Chicago a Scottie Pippen scored 29 Points and Michael Jordan had 20 despite sitting out part of the second half with a twisted ankle As Chicago reaching the Halfway Mark with a 36-5 record beat Detroit for its 12th straight Victory. It marked the second Best Halfway record in Aba history and kept the bulls on Pace for a 70-win  115, Bucks 86 san Antonio a David Robinson scored 23 Points and san Antonio limited Milwaukee to 36 percent shooting. The spurs with Terry Cummings scoring 16 of his 20 Points in the first half led 6045 at halftime then increased that to 104-76 in the fourth  100, celtics 93 Boston a Tim Perry a Layup broke a tie with 1 41 left and Kevin Johnson added seven Points in the last 62 seconds As Phoenix survived one Boston rally after another to beat the celtics. The celtics who never led trailed 8173 Early in the fourth Quarter but got within two Points three times before tying the game 91-91 on Robert parishes 13-foot turnaround jumper with 1 54 to go. Johnson led Phoenix with 21  123, heat 117 East Rutherford . Derrick Coleman hit 14 of his first 15 shots and scored a season High 38 Points giving new Jersey a Victory Over Miami and its first five game winning Streak since 1985. The win was the 12th in the last 15 games for the nets moving them just two games below the .500 Mark and tying them with Miami for fourth place in the Atlantic  104, pacers 102 Indianapolis a Danny ferry came off the Bench to score Cleveland a final four Points and the Cavaliers overcame a 13-Point third period deficit to beat indiana.76ers 119, Timber wolves 86 Philadelphia a Philadelphia won its fourth straight and moved from one game away the .500 Mark As seven players scored in double figures against  121, Mavericks 102 Orlando Fla. A Nick Anderson had the first triple double of his career with 32 Points 12 rebounds and 10 assists Ana Orlando used a 21-0 first Quarter run to rout Dallas