European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                German race Driver Claudia Hurtgen is shown upside Down after losing control and going Tor a Roll in her race car during the Monaco formula 3 grand prix on still Worth a thousand words May 23, 1993. This photo taken by French photographer Bruno Tablet was on tuesday named Best sports photo of 1993 in a contest sponsored by a French Bank. Hurtgen suffered Only minor injuries in the Accident. The picture was first published in the French sports newspaper l equip. 3 americans gain semis Goure a Sampras Martin join Edberg a Fina Byro Gloster Melbourne Australia a Jim courier has his grand slam attitude Back. While advancing to the semifinals of the australian open where he will face australian open compatriot Pete Sampras courier has re gained the emotional Edge he appeared to be losing last fall. Yet another american Todd Martin will face Sweden s Stefan Edberg in the other semifinal on Friday. It is the first time since 1982 that three americans Are in the men s semifinals of the australian open. Courier was Back to his old peevish self in a news conference wednesday after a straight set Victory Over Goran Ivanisevic. He snapped at questions while impatiently drumming his fingers on a podium and playing with a microphone just lust week he was unusually Culm while answering questions. And two months ago he seemed to be losing inter est in Tennis he read a Book during one changeover and asked his coach about the Naftal debate in Congress during a Point. On wednesday he also was Sharp on the court. Courier seeded third overcame two set Points in the opening set and then rolled to a 7-6 9-76-4, 6-2 Victory Over no. 5 Ivanisevic. Courier used Sharp ground strokes to repeatedly pass the croatian at the net. While Sampras and Martin struggled in the afternoon heat and swirling winds Jim courier slams a return to Goran Ivanisevic during the american s Victory. Courier was unfazed by the weather. I would t say that i want to play in100-degree weather every Day but i think if i had to do it i would be Able to cop with it better than some said courier a native of Florida. Courier trying to become the first Man to win three straight titles Here since Australia s Roy Emerson won five straight from 1963-67, got a lot of help from Ivanisevic who was Only Able to break courier s serve once. Ivanisevic seemed distracted after los ing the first set which he marked by slamming his Racket to the court. In the second set he stuck the handle of the Racket in his Mouth after a bad shot and took a momentary Nap on padding at tieback of the court after running in vain for a courier lob. The first set and a half i did t play with a hat and i started to see stars around my head and i Felt a Little bit dizzy Ivanisevic said. Then i put the hat on but it was too  the top seeded Sampras overcame a lethargic Start and 17 double faults to de feat Magnus Gustafsson of Sweden 76 7-42-6, 6-3, 7-6 7-4. The air temperature was 100 degree Sand the baking Center court surface registered 126 degrees during the Sampras Gustafsson match. Combined with winds that reached 36 Mph it made for a Les than classic meeting. We both had a hard time controlling the Ball. It was not the Best of Tennis. I just Hung in there Sampras said. It s like a Sauna. You really can t breathe. It smore of a stamina match than a Tennis match  a few minutes after Sampras won no. 9 Martin finished off compatriot Mulivai Washington 6-2, 7-6 7-4 ,-7-6 7-5. It is the first time since 1982 when Johan Kriek Steve Denton and Hank Pfister made the semifinals that three of the final four men in the australian the stars and stripes january 27,1994 Page 36 open were americans. Martin said the gusts on court 1 made it seem like he was facing a Knuck Leball. The Breeze made the Tennis a Little under Par Martin said. It killed my serve and that s one of my biggest weapons. We both had a lot of trouble fro the ground just keeping the Ball in  Washington playing his first grand slam quarterfinal double faulted twice in the second set tiebreaker and once More in the third set tiebreaker. I thought i had problems with every thing today not just my forehand my serve my backhand and my volleys too Washington said. Edberg seeded fourth needed just 96minutes to defeat no. 6 Thomas Muster 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 in an evening match interrupted for 30 minutes by a rainstorm that forced officials to close the roof Over Cen Ter court. Edberg a two time Winner has mad eat least the semifinals in eight of the last nine australian opens. The women play their semifinals thursday. Top seeded Steffi Graf faces no. 10 Kimiko Date in one semifinal while no. 2 Arantha Sanchez Vicario meets no. 4 Gabriela Sabatini another. Super bowl xxviii p $6e Pudis 31 i incl 32 p   v 1. _  y. V ,.\ Vic -. 0ii246850"00050411