European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 c the stars and stripes Friday May 29, 1992courier, Seles Sabatini cruise by Davi Crary Paris apr top seeded Jim courier overpowered a potentially Tough opponent and Andre Agassi won the most lopsided rout so far in the menus draw As both advanced thursday to the third round of the French open. Courier the defending Champion and worlds top ranked player was never in danger in his 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 Victory Over austrian Thomas Muster. Monica Seles the lop seeded two time defending women a Champion also add k Quot Van cd easily with a 6-2, 6-2 Victory Over Germany a Karin a Swendt. The Lith seeded Agassi who lost in the finals Here the past two years crushed Gianluca Pozzi 6-0, 6-2, 6-1 in Only 84 minutes. Agassi had the Edge in total Points 88 to 45, and break Points 22 to three. Another seeded american no. 3 Pete Sampras had a much tougher time winning 7-6 8-66-4, 7-6 7-3 against an obscure Frenchman Laurent Prades ranked 204th in the world and playing his first French open. No. 4 seed Michael Scicli who ousted Jimmy Connors in five sets wednesday won Bis second round match briskly 6-1, 6-4, 6-4, Over Frances Lionel Roux. The Days prize for persistence went to Spain a unseeded Emilio Sanchez who battled Back to beat australians Wally Monsur in a Marathon match 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 13-11. Also coming from two sets Down was seventh seeded czechoslovak Petr Korda 1-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 Over Japan a Shuzo Matsuoka organizers started play 30 minutes Early to accommodate a backlog of matches postponed by rain. On tap were 31 of the 32 menus second round matches and 21 of the women a second round matches. But for the third time in four Days rain came in the afternoon interrupting play. After three Days with no major upsets among the women three seeded players lost. To Durie of Britain beat no. 9 Anke Huber of Germany 6-1, 7-5 Elena of Russia rallied for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 Victory Over no. 11 Katerina a Jinni for Capriati outlasted Sandrine testud of France 6-4, 6-4 thursday. Leeva of Bulgaria and Natalia Zvereva of Russia beat no. 16 Sabina appelmans of Belgium 6-1, 7-6 9-7. Winners among the men included no. 8 Goran Ivanisevic of Croatia 6-2, 6-2, 64 Over Carl Limberger of Austria and no. 9 seed Carlos Costa of Spain 7-6 9 76-3, 6-2, Over Austria a Gilbert Schal ice. The youngest player in the menus Field 17-year-old Andrei Medvedev of Ukraine won 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 Over the second oldest South african born american Kevin Curran 34. No. 3 seed Gabriela Sabatini overpowered Sandra Cocchini of Italy 6-0, 6-1. Sabatini has lost Only one game in two matches other women a winners included no. 5 seed Jennifer Capriati who won 6-4, 6-4, Over Sandrine testud of France no. 7 Conchita Martinez of Spain 6-2, 6-0 Over Veronika Martinck of Germany no. 12 Nathalie Tauz iat of France Over american Ginger he Lucson 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 and Mary Pierce an american playing out of France Over Larissa Savchenko Niland of Latvia 6-2, 6-3. Sixth seeded Guy forget the local favorite has been the Only prominent casualty on the menus Side losing in straight sets wednesday to Belgium a Bart Wuyts. All 16 of the seeded women have survived. John Mcenroe 33, said tuesday that he be Back for another French open. Connors indicated he a leaning in the same direction. Asked if head return he replied a do i have to play a �?o1 better take that one year at a time a he added. A but 1 will say that playing five sets on Clay now Here is very difficult for me. Maybe they will change my matches to two out of three apart from the dramatic departures of Connors and Mcenroe the tournament has been marked by few surprises and by two mildly disruptive rain delays. Connors who like Mcenroe failed to win the title Here despite repeated tries said he Wasny to impressed that courier like Michael Chang in 1989, had won the French open at a Young age. A if they come in Here and win it Good Job a Connors said. A they have got another 10, 15 years to put on their career and to continue doing that time after time after time match after match after match. And that is what makes a career. Not a one shot Here a one shot there. And if they can stay around and do that for 10, 15 years then they deserve everything they Connors suggested that some Young players were getting too much too soon without paying their dues. Beyond won lost records he made Clear his belief that the younger players Lack Charisma. A somebody in today a Tennis is going to have to come out to the forefront with their Tennis a project themselves in a Way where they can take Over now. And not Only on the court but also sitting Here talking to you Guys. That gives you something to write about outside of Connors and . Treats French to colourful spectacle by Bulky Fox staff writer Paris a the americans invading the French open came packed with color and noise. Among the . Players whose numbers dwarfed All other nationalities there was Andre Agassi sporting a new Turquoise ensemble. There was Jimmy Connors flailing his yellow Racket and crowd igniting arms before losing to Michael Stich. When Brad Gilbert Wasny to flipping his wrap around sunglasses on and Oil he was ripping flippant remarks at tournament officials while losing to local hero Cedric Polinc. 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