European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Pago 38 the stars and stripes sports monday june 6,1994 Spanish grandees bruguera extends reign Paris apr doggedly defending his championship Sergi bruguera completed an unprecedented Spanish sweep of the French open with a four set Victory sunday Over unseeded Alberto Berasategui. Arantha Sanchez Vicario earlier won the women a title with a 6-4, 6-4 Victory Over Mary Pierce. Each Victor holds two French open titles a their Only grand slam crowns. Berasategui a 20-year-old with one of the fiercest forehand in Tennis reached the final without losing a set. But in bruguera a a Friend and practice partner a a he encountered his Mirror image in the first All Spanish final in grand Siam history. Both pounded away from behind the Baseline and Berasategui hammered 22 forehand winners. But bruguera committed Only 46 unforced errors to 65 for his rival and prevailed 6-3,7-5,2-6,6-1. _ King Juan Carlos of Spain who watched both finals joined one of Spain Sall time great players a Manuel Santana a in presenting the winners trophy a it was a very hard match a bruguera said. A i never dreamed of winning Here though bruguera faltered badly in the fourth set he otherwise dominated combining his own Baseline French open men Power with Berasategui a occasional impatience. In the first set Berasategui blew a 40-15 Lead in the fourth game and gave bruguera the Only break of the set on two forehand errors. The players traded Early Breaks in the second set. In the 10th game Berasategui made three unforced errors to give bruguera a 6-5 Lead. Serving for the set bruguera dropped behind 0-40 but came Back to win with a service return error by Berasategui. Bruguera seemed tired by the end of his sloppily played third set but started strongly in the fourth with service Breaks in the first and third game for a 3-0 Lead that Berasategui overcome. Berasategui ranked 23rd in the world was the first unseeded finalist since 1986 and had hoped to be the first unseeded Champion since Mats Wilander in 1982. Bruguera owned a 2-1 Edge in meetings Over his Spanish buddy. The last time in Monte Carlo bruguera took the last two sets 6-0, 60 after Berasategui wore himself out by winning a tiebreaker that lasted 70 minutes. Bruguera had not won a title this year. His last tournament Victory was in Bordeaux in september. Sergi bruguera becomes ninth to defend French title. Rebuffs Pierce s bid Arantha Sanchez Vicario. A More ready mentally Paris apr with Brilliant defensive Tennis Arantha Sanchez Vicario stopped the surge of Power hitting Mary Pierce on sunday and won the French open her first grand slam title since her Surprise Victory Here in 1989. Pierce who stunned top seeded Steffi Graf in straight sets in the semifinals had the Center court crowd behind her As she sought to become the first French woman since 1967 to win the title. But Sanchez Vicario the no. 2 seed showed More experience and steadiness in a 6-4, 6-4 win frustrating Pierce by retrieving seemingly out of reach grounds strokes and lobbing saves deep into the other Side of the court. The women a final paired perhaps the Best defender on the tour Sanchez Vicario against the player rapidly establishing herself As the most feared attacker. But mistakes proved decisive. Pierce the no. 12 seed ended the match with 51 unforced errors to 30 for Sanchez Vicario. A i wanted to win too much. I was taking the game too seriously Quot Pierce said. French open women a up til now id just been enjoying myself. Today i was a Little a she gave everything a Sanchez Vicario said. A but i have More experience on these special occasions. I was very patient i was More ready mentally than she neither player had lost a set in route to the final but Pierce broke a tournament record by losing Only 10 games compared to 27 for Sanchez Vicario. A car Anta just made me play bad a Pierce said. A i Wasny to moving too Well. I was making too Many at one Point she called up to her Mother a my feet Are like the final had been scheduled for saturday but started Avi hours late then was suspended after 17 minutes because of rain with Pierce leading 2-1 and up a break. A Pierce got that break Point As play resumed sunday to go up 3-1, but Sanchez Vicario was in battled. Maske regains feet keeps title from wire reports Dortmund Germany a Henry Maske of Germany survived a Knockdown saturday and retained his if Light heavyweight title with a unanimous decision Over Italy a Andrea magi. Maske improved his record to 24-0 with 11 knockouts in the fourth defense of the title he claimed from Charles Williams in March 1993. Maske controlled the fight after the third round behind Crisp combinations in a Battle of fighters who rely on technique not Power. With just six seconds left in the 10th round magi stunned the 1988 olympic Gold medallist with a right sending Maske to the Canvas for the first time in a title bout. But Maske 30, climbed to his feet immediately and appeared unhurt. A it did no to bother me a things like that happen sometimes a Maske said. Magi 16-2 with six knockouts lost his last fight in. September on a split boxing decision when he met Leonzer Barber for his who title. Maske reportedly will try to unify titles with a september fight against Jeff Harding the wac Champion. The australian however must first beat challenger Mike Mccallum of Jamaica. In other boxing news saturday ghanaian grabs Aba Belt Levallis Perret France Ike a a Bazooka Quartey of Ghana knocked put Crisanto Espana of Venezuela 57 seconds into the 11th round and won the world boxing association welterweight title. Both boxers were undefeated entering the fight. Quartey raised his record to 26-1while Espana based in Ireland is 30-1. Robinson keeps Crown Cardiff Wales a Steve Robinson of Wales cruised to a unanimous Victory Over Freddy Cruz of the dominican Republic o retain his who featherweight title. Robinson 25, clearly out punched the challenger and was never Hurt in the 12-round fight. It was his. Fourth defense in 13 months Donald flattens Diaz Reno Nev. A Larry Donald who did no to know his july 15 Outing with former heavyweight Champion Riddick Bowe was in doubt sparred five hard rounds with Juan Antonio Diaz before dropping him in the sixth. Donald unbeaten in 15 fights with 12 knockouts was scheduled to meet Bowe in six weeks. But Bowe withdrew from saturdays fight with Buster Mathis or. Because of a Back injury received in training. Diaz 10-4 said he thought a right put him Down. A i saw it but i did no to have enough reflexes a he said. A a knew could come Back a she said. A my strategy was to move her around. She can to make All the the next game a 15-minute struggle proved to be the turning Point. With a series of Superb defensive shots Sanchez Vicario saved three game Points and earned four break Points of her own winning the last one when she returned a Pierce smash for a Winner. Back on serve instead of trailing 4-1, Sanchez Vicario settled Down and later broke Pierce in the ninth game in route to winning the set. In the. Second set Sanchez Vicario broke pierces serve three More times while losing her own serve twice. Match Point typified the contest Pierce hit a backhand wide and Sanchez Vicario screamed in Delight. Pierce who has both . And French citizenship plays officially for France and would have been the first French woman to win the tournament since Francoise Durr in 1967. Durr was in the stands and embraced Pierce after the match hound wins 33rd in Row West Palm Beach Fla. A Pat c rendezvous a 2-year-old Brindle greyhound known to her adoring fans As Rhonda won her 33rd consecutive race saturday night to set a world record. Her winning Streak began at the Kennel club on dec. 29. Her career earnings stand at $40,985 $32,986 of it during the aces visitor masters Avaio Aviano a Italy a John Mistrot Span Dahlem a Germany Sank his i Hole a one on the 131-Yard no. 1 Hole the Alpine Golf course on saturday i used an 8-Iron. Playing witnesses were b Babcock Michael Luke and Terrence c Iles All from holes out Heidelberg Germany a ran Bloomfield got a Hole in one on the 12 Yard fourth Hole at Heidelberg of course on saturday. The Ace was w nested by Defred Hallenbeck Ste Henkenius and Robert Blake
