European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 8, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Courier delivers again by Bill Scott Paris up a Jim courier his Tennis game growing More masterful with each passing week rattled Petr Korda 7 5, 6-2, 6-1 sunday to win his second straight French open and move Halfway toward a grand slam sweep. The worlds no. 1 player captured the $7.5 million Clay court tournament in just 1 hour 59 minutes beating an opponent who said he was so tight he Felt a like a piece of couriers performance was so commanding so unerring that his Only flaw of the Day May have come when he addressed the crowd in French after the match his accent admittedly not up to parisian standards. A a it a extraordinary the grand slams have such a deep feeling when you finally get through and win one a courier said. A a it a really hard to describe unless you be done it. Its an adrenaline Rush that a courier has won three grand slam crowns including his past 13 grand slam matches. His Overall 23-match winning Streak is the longest in menus Tennis since 198k. The last player to beat him was Michael Chang in March. Courier who won the australian open in january is the first player since Mats Wilander in 1988 to have taken the opening two major tournaments. The last american to sweep the grand slam or even the first two majors was Don Budge in 1938. Courier lost just one set in his seven matches Over the two weeks and finished with a $487,000 payday. He is the first player to defend a tournament title this year and the first american since Tony Trabert in 1954 and 1955 to win Back to Back French open crowns. A a it a really Nice to have your name engraved on something that Beautiful a he said of the French open Silver trophy. Korda seeded seventh and ranked eighth in the world earned $243,000 for his first appearance in a grand slam final. He eliminated local favorite Henri Leconte in the semifinals to reach the courier the first seed he faced to Paris. A knew How i was going to play but he was a big question Mark a courier said. Quot he s Vety dangerous i did no to know How he would react. Quot he Wasny to letting me play in the rhythm that i would have liked. He was the stars and stripes june 8, 1992 Page 28 slicing a lot moving the Ball around hitting winners and making errors. With Petr its always like Korda clearly was not expected to Advance this far and the Spike haired czechoslovakian was hardly a Model of equanimity on Center court at Roland Garros stadium. A i was too nervous about what was going on around me a he said. A i have to learn to get used to this pressure. Well see next time i have to work on my a crowd of 17,000 cheered Korda in the first set when his play matched that of his 21-year-old opponent from Dade City Fla. But courier quickly asserted control combining a powerful forehand with nine doubles faults from Korda for the one sided Victory. Courier won on his first match Point a netted forehand by Korda. A it was a Tough first set a courier said. A but after i got that under my Belt things seemed to go my courier plans to take a few Days off before resuming his grand slam assault. The next Stop is Wimbledon which begins june 22 on grass. But first courier has other business at hand. A i want to enjoy a special Victory a he said. Courier Wasny to the Only american to collect a trophy sunday. Gigi Fernandez of puerto Rico teamed up with Natalia Zvereva of Belarus to win the women a doubles 6-3, 6-2 Over Conchita Martinez and Arantha Sanchez Vicario of Spain. Jim courier greets grand slam Crown no. 3 with open arms on sunday in sports Snyder drives in 7 runs for giants a Page 21 . Soccer team knots Italy 1-1 a Page 22 Burton fires 63, ties for Lead a Page 25 Pepperdine wins baseball Crown a Page 26 Lindsey Aviano top volleyball a Page 27 what ifs along for the ride As . Indy wins Belmont by de Schuyler or. New York a . Indy stamped the 1992 triple Crown series with a question Mark by winning the Belmont stakes on saturday. The question following . Indy a narrow Victory will forever he what would Tiave happened if the Colt had not missed the Kentucky Derby and Preakness because of a Quarter crack in his left front Hoof a a it a a shame he got Hurt a winning jockey Eddie Delahoussaye said. �?o1 think he would have won the triple a i done to speculate on what could have been would have been or might have been a English born Trainer Neil Drysdale said. A my concern is about tomorrow not what might have the bettors might have been thinking about what might have been As they sent . Indy off As the favorite. The son of Seattle slew the 1977 triple Crown Winner and maternal grandson of secretariat the 1473 triple Crown Champion . Indy dulled Preakness Winner Pine Bluff Lor shout a sixteenth of a mile. Took the Lead with another sixteenth of a mile remaining and won by three quarters of a length Over British bred my memoirs who nipped Pine Bluff for second by a neck at the wire. Lil e. Tee the Kentucky Derby Winner who was fifth in the Preakness did not Start because of a lung infection. Seattle slew won his Belmont by four lengths. Secretariat won his by a record 31. A we won big enough and that Sall that counts a said Delahoussaye after . Indy a seventh straight Victory dating Back to a career opening loss last october. , indy negotiated the a i Miles on a track listed As Good in 2 26, tying 1989 Winner easy goer for the second fastest time in the 124-year history of the Belmont. The record time of 2 24 was by secretariat while Pine Bluff failed to duplicate Hansel a 1991 feat of winning the Preakness and Belmont after losing the Derby he did earn the $1-million Bonus that goes to the horse with the most Points for the three races �?o1 thought be ran a real Hie race Quot Pine Bluffs Trainer Tom Bohannan said. A the tried the whole Way. I done to think its any disgrace when you get beat by the As for the Bonus which Pine Bluff who finished fifth in the Derby earned with 13 Points Bohannan said a a i probably done to feel As Good As or. Anthony owner John de Anthony does but i feel Good about my part in the Only other horse with a Chance at the Bonus casual lies finished fifth in the Field of 11 3-year-Olds. He had earned eight Points by finishing second in the Derby and third in the Preakness. . Indy paid $4.20, $3.80 and $3. My memoirs Ridden by Jerry Bailey returned $11.60 and $6.60, and Pine Bluff Ridden by Chris Mccarron and the 7-2 second Choice was $4.20 to show. My memoirs owned by Barry Irwin and Jeff Siegel of California was making his first Start in the United states and his first Start on dirt after eight race sin Britain. Drysdale had been tempted to Start the Colt in the Preakness but backed off and saw his patience rewarded with the first place Money of $458,880 from the purse of $764,800.coming thursday 1991-92 a amps High school athletes of the year
