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Show The Salt Lake Tribune Sunday, May 23, 1999 Capriati Downs |Likhovtseva Se For Her First Title Since ’93 THE ASSOCIATEDPRESS STRASBOURG, France — Jennifer Capriati won her first event insix years Saturday whenshe de- a RIOS WINS IN WALKOVER feated Russia’s Elena Likhoytseva in the final of the $190,000 Strasbourg Open. ST. POELTEN, Austria — Chil- ean Marcelo Rios won the Raffeisen Grand Prix for the third time Saturday when Mariano Zabaleta The 23-year-old American took 59 minutes to down the second- withdrewin the first set. The second-seeded Rios also seeded Likhovtseva 6-1, 6-3, completing a straight-sets sweep of won in 1996 andin 1998 The match was tied 4-4 when the tournament On her way the fifth-seeded Argentinian slipped, injuring his patella a to the final, Capriati deTa- BUSSESWIN WORLD CUP marine Tana- DUESSELDORF, Germany — sugarn of Thailand, sixth-seeded Cara Black of EC haeceannnedinn singles hours later to help win a decisive then returned to the court a few doubles Saturday and give Ausalia its frst World Team Cup championshipin 20 years Rafter, playing his 12th match Jennifer. Capra Zimbabwe and top-seed- ed Nathalie Tauziat of in 11 days, France. She lost only one game to Tauziat, after completing herrain-delayed match with Black earlier in the day. beat Thomas Enqvist CAMPING © RELOADING © OUTERWEAR © FOOTWE 4@\ Hodgman “DUCK HUNTERS SPECIAL” Bu a woe suppuis Last bi! 3 ' @ 400 GRAMS ,ey THINSULATE 4 RUBBER BOOT as Australiaand Swe features Sapehe eight of the top tennis The victory was a dramatic positive step in Capriati’s come- two-time US.A few Openhourslater, champion the teamed with back and boosted her prospects Sandon Stolle and beat Jonas for next week’s French Open, jorkman and Nicklas Kulti 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 to give Australia theti- where she plays Spain's Virginia Ruano-Pascual inthefirst round ‘It’s great, I'm thrilled,” Ca- tle eee priati said. “I beat Elenaat the 96 Lipton, but fromthen and now n a latch like this, it’s DAVENPORTBEATS SUAREZ © AVAILABLE IN DRY AND MENS & WOMENS power109th-ranked Paola Suarez of Argentina 6-1, 6-3 and win the $180,000 Madrid Open. The lanky American, a full head taller than her opponent. used powerful drives from the baseline to dispense with Suarez in just 55 minutes on the clay courts of the Club de Campo outside Madrid confidence booster. Mostly, I would like to improve mentally on the courtas far as being stronger and able to fin- ish out matches against top players. [haveto continueto train myself not to give in. Before, I used to go on the court and think I . SamprasStill Seeks His First French Open Championship In Searchof . THE ASSOCIATED PRESS many, to try his stuff at the World Team Cup. Whenhe wona couple PARIS — Pete Sampras arrives at the French Open every year with a smile that inevitably, often of matches. he was smiling and sounding optimistic again. ‘I've learned alot in the last weeks and months, especially that quickly, turns to a tortured sneer. He can’t win, andhe can’t stay away. Like Sisyphus pushing a youonly play good whenyouplay a lot,” Sampras said ofhis self. boulder uphill over and over enforced vacation. through eternity, Sampras seems ial “It was good © STOCKING FOOT W/GRAVEL GUARDS ‘ STOCKING FOOT WITH GRAVEL pras skipped But the mainthreat to Sampras Monday, Sampraswill arrive for doesn't comefrom Kafelnikov or the other high seeds, like defend. When the French Openstarts GUARDS BOYS WADING SHOE SIZES 3-6 & $27.99 1997 champ Gustavo Kuerten. It comes from the dozens of decent 1996, He knows all too well that a throughout the 128-man draw Any of them could beat Sampras on this surface, and leave him to French Openvictory would give an unprecedented sixth straight No. title Historyis all that’s left for Sam pras, and he beganthis year say ing that the onething he wants in goes, Sampras found the gamethesedays ome Martina Hingis is So, Sampras went off to prac tice on clay on his own, and he showed up in Duesseldorf, Ger r first never gotten =—_ @ FUNCTIONAL SHORTY LENGTH § TO ALL PURPOSE BUY MORE FOR LESS | Call 801-364-5006 today for a FREE, no-obligation oma ‘must schedule by May 31.199 PETERSON MEDICAL , INSTITULE \ TE XR2, XR3 SPINNING REEL © PRECISION METAL GEARS © VIRTUALLY UN-BREAKABLE COIL-TYPE BAIL ALUMINUM LONG STROKE SPOOL 1505 COMBO fiw geil e WA PROOF BREATHABLE @ 2 JACKETS IN ONE @ SIZES S-XXL @ DIRECT DRIVE SYSTEM @ TOUGH ALL METAL GEARS “WONT TWIST THE LINE” @ RUGGED LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN CASUAL A victory by any of themwill probably upstage the men once more + Roard Certified Physician + 20 years experience iy WADELITE ee JACKET position to win the French almost past the semifinals and No. 3 Seles will going for her third Seles made a stirring run last year, whenshe reached the final shortly after her father’s death. Pare ©) Will this be the Grand Slam where Venus or Serena Williams eak through” Where Moni: also be looking f French title — she's @ PERFECTLY BALANCED @ 6 OR 6:6 2PC MEDIMN ACTION ROD @ BALL BEARING DRIVE @ SNAP SHOT LASTING SYSTEM ad @ DURABLE CORDURA W/CUSHIONED UPPER Lindsay Davenport will SNAPSHOT SPINNING COMBO @ @ FELT SOLE 0 complete her ownca and Slam. The runner-up and beguiling, @ SMM point, attention will shift to the women, where the glamour is in and a semifinalist last year, Hingis has the style anddis REVERSE @ ALUMINUM SPOOL @ HIGH SPEED 5.2:4 GEAR RATIO © RIPPLE SOLE tournament for the men. At that tralian Open, a tournament he skipped in January to recharge his batteries. Yet when it came time to tune up for the French at theItalian Open, where theclay is just as red himself frustrated as ever. Helost in the second round to Brazilian Fernando Meligeni and admitted hestill didn't know how to to thesofter, slower surface © goes muchof the intrigue of the Open. Not a seventh No. 1 rank ing. And certainly not a third Aus panne © CASTS WITHOUT TOUCHING THE LINE © CONTINUOUS ANTI- LAKESTREAM WADING SHOE trudge away unhappily as hedoes the gamemore than anything else is a triumph in the French. Not a sixth Wimbledon. Not afifth U.S HYPERCAST = @ LARGEYKK SIDE ZR | @ SIZES 6-14 him a career Grand Slam. and ele vate himbeyonddisputeaboveall FITS 70 LBS TO 130 LBS HC2-XL, HC3-XL NEOPRENE WADING BOOTIE clay court players scattered His best showing: the semis in | J | @ SIZES S.M,L || ing champion Carlos Moya or the 10th time. He’s lost inthe first round once, the second round three times, the third round once. and the quarterfinals threetimes It was history WADER © HANDWARMER POCKET | Hodgman / GREAT FOR | FLOAT TUBING headspins. TLM. han NEOPRENE felnikov, who won the French in 1996and the Australian that Sam- balls drop teasingly in front of him. His feet get tangled and his © RIGHT/LEFT INTERCHANGEABLE HANDLE W/MULTI PURPOSE CASE BOYS .) probably not. He comesin seeded No. 2 totop-ranked Yevgeny Ka. © 5' LIGHT ACTION ROD 3.5MM : — Hodgman Sampras at the French. Though duced to an ordinary mortal on clay. He chargesthenet, andballs whiz by him. He stays back. and BALL BEARING DRIVE @ ALUMINUM SPOOL POCKET e ALSO | | AVAILABLE IN LONG & STOUTSIZES 56 6714 XR Tackle[ie | @ SMOOTH LONG LIFE ® HANDWARMER | iepare 0 3.5MM NEOPRENE WADER hard courts and grass, he is re Maybe this will be WITH bos BRIGHTON like a robot that, without think ing, kept hitting a tennis hesought last year whenhe drove his bodytothe brink in quest of @ ALUMINUM LONG STROKE SPOOL SIHIGH SEEED) OSA GEARIRAIO) until his playing days end The best player on theplanet on players in history. DESIGN jw for my privatelife, less so for my tennis. But I was beginning tofeel SCE , condemned to trudge helplessly ‘0S SPINNING REEL ROTOR AND) HANDLE WEATHER No. 2-ranked player, needed less than an hour Saturdayto over- ENERGY @ 2 BALL BEARING REGARDLESS OF Lindsay Davenport, the world’s step,” she said. “Hopefully, I will keep going forward with more Hopefully, this is a start of good things. This is definitely a Meteo » © SUPPLEX BREATHABLE WADERS COMFORTABLE . eo Tae (QUANTLM WADER KEEPS YOU just doubles the decisive match I've had many steps in my comebackand this is just another onthe red clay of Roland WADELITE | Bjorkman Maoh Phillppovses eet I'm movingbetter and I'min good SYSTEM BONDIROIOR whose 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) victory over there is a difference in my game physical condition. 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