European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 4, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes june 4,1994 Page 40 Spain to reigning Paris Paris apr Sergi bruguera who struggled past Jim courier in last years French open final made it took easier this year beating the american in a four set semifinal Friday that set up an All Spanish title match with Alberto Berasa Tegui. The sixth seeded bruguera was far steadier than courier in winning 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 on a windswept Center court. Courier groping for the consistency that helped him win this tournament in 1991 and 1992, committed 64 unforced errors and eight double faults to Only 29 and one for his opponent. Bruguera will defend his title sunday against the 23rd-ranked Berasategui in the first All Spanish final in grand slam history Berasategui who in less than a year has rocketed from obscurity to Clay court stardom whipped 16 forehand winners to crush Magnus Larsson of Sweden 6-3, 64, 6-1. It took just 72 minutes one of the quickest menus matches of the tournament but the Center court crowd was enthralled by Berasategui a Brilliant play. Courier recalled losing to Berasategui at Nice in april. A the played a game i Wasny to familiar with. I was t sure what was going on in the court a courier said a a he a Tough. Sergio a Tough. Id like to see that one the final  bruguera said his five set Victory Over courier last year was More difficult. A i controlled the match better this time a he said. A i was feeling i had More Power than him i could move him around he could not attack As Well As last year and that gave me More Confidence a a at times he pressed me. More often than not i just made Loose mistakes a said courier the no. 7 seed. Quot what i lacked in the defining moments of the match was aggression 1 did t play really badly but i did no to play  bruguera reached the semifinal without losing a set. Courier though not As dominant played Well in a four set Victory Over top seeded Pete Sampras in a quarterfinal tuesday. It was a showdown Between two of the strongest Clay court players in the world with career records on the surface of 82 27 for courier and 190-62 for bruguera. Brugueras five set Victory Over Courser in last year s final was his first win in five career meetings with the american and his first grand slam title. This year both 23-year-Olds were struggling a after winning five titles each last year neither has w on a tournament in 1994. \ Ranger goalie Mike Richter uses his Glove hand Tor balance after making one of his 28 saves in new Yorkus 3-1 Victory. Clutch aces let rangers take a grip on game 2 by Mike Nadel new York a Glenn Anderson finished what Mark Messier started As two of the Best clutch players in hockey history combined to keep the new York rangers from almost certain doom. Messier stole the puck got goalie Kirk Mclean out of position and fed Anderson for a Short handed goal Midway through the second period and the rangers held on to beat the Vancouver canucks 3-1 thursday night to pull even after two games of the Stanley cup finals we be got a great business relationship a said Anderson who teamed with Messier to win five Stanley cups with the Edmonton oilers from 1984-90. Quot we both play at a very intense level and we demand a lot of each other playing with a great player such As Messier he definitely tends to bring your game up another level. He s like a Wayne Gretzky or a Doug Gilmour or a Mario Lemi Gujt with 253 Points and 156 assists. Messier trails Only Gretzky on the care Rstanley cup finals postseason lists in both categories. Anderson who has just two playoff goals this season became Only the fourth Slayer Ever to reach the 90-goal Mark. He Las 205 career playoff Points also fourth All time. A the finds a Way to score big goals a Messier said. A a he a been doing it his whole  games 3 and 4 Are at Vancouver on saturday 2 . Get sunday on an to and radio and tuesday 3 am. Of wednesday on an to and radio before the Best-of-7 series returns to Madison Square Garden for game 5. The rangers were in a desperate situation because Only three teams Ever have rallied from a 2-0 series deficit since the finals went to a seven game format. Such a deficit probably would have been fatal against Vancouver which had won five straight games and 12 of 14 going into thursday �?o1 Don t know if there was a sense of urgency. I guess there was a Little a rangers coach Mike Keenan said. A it was More a sense of commitment and  that s an Apt description of the career of Messier and Anderson and it was commitment and Effort that led to the Oal that gave the rangers a 2-1 Lead at 1 42 of the second period. Messier intercepted Trevor Linden s pass at new Yorkus Blue line and beat de Senseman Jeff Brown into Vancouver a zone. But Messier pushed the puck too far ahead of himself and Mclean lunged to poke the puck away. The puck hit Messier and went behind the goal line where Messier chased it Down As Mclean a momentum carried him out of the net. Messier fed in front to Anderson who got behind defens Eman Jyrki Lumme and steered the puck into the open net. A a we be played Long enough together to know that be would be right on my Tail a Messier said of Anderson. A i know once the puck went by the net if it somehow got in front head find a Way a rangers Lucky Richter rebounded new York a goaltender Mike Richter was both Lucky and Good. Each Factor played a big role in the new York rangers 3-1 Victory Over the Vancouver canucks on thursday night that tied the Stanley cup finals at a game apiece. Quot the Cross bar is a goal tender s Best Friend a Ranger Forward Steve Larmer said it was for Richter a three times a one minute into the second period Pavel Bure hit the Cross bar. A at 6 45 of the second Cliff Ronning hit it again. A then at two minutes of the third it was Greg Adams turn. Said. A a we re getting chances a Canuck defens Eman Dave Babych said. A Richter was a Little erratic tonight. If he loses his Horseshoe we get a dozen by  Richter who blamed himself for the rangers 3-2 overtime loss in game 1, played a stronger game thursday night. In a u talc is we Sorne a i was disappointed in my first game times a break Here or there a Larmer he said. A but i was better this time a