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Week at a glance
Posted: Monday January 24, 2000 05:58 PM
STARSAustralian Open First Week - Elena Likhovtseva beat No. 3 Serena Williams 6-3, 6-3. - Ai Sugiyama beat No. 4 Mary Pierce 7-5, 6-4. - Sonya Jeyaseelan beat No. 5 Nathalie Tauziat 7-6 (3), 6-4. - Albert Portas beat No. 5 Gustavo Kuerten 4-6, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8), 6-4. - Richard Fromberg beat No. 6 Thomas Enqvist 6-4, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 3-6, 10-8. - Arnaud Clement beat No. 7 Nicolas Lapentti 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2, 4-1, retired. - Patty Schnyder beat No. 7 Amelie Mauresmo 6-4, 6-4.
SPEAKING
"It's too much talking. Everybody talks, talks, talks, you
know. You can't play and talk. You have to hit a forehand down the
line, backhand, forehand. You can't do it by talking, you have to
hit it, you know." -- Goran Ivanisevic , when asked if he thought a
sports psychologist would help him regain his winning form.
SWINGINGCanadian Qualifier Sonya Jeyaseelan made Australian Open history when she knocked fifth-seeded Nathalie Tauziat of France out of the Australian Open. With the second-round win, Jeyaseelan became the first woman qualifier to defeat one of the top five seeded players in the Australian Open in the Open Era.
SWEDISH STARThe biggest winner in Swedish tennis history, Bjorn Borg, was selected as Sweden's sportsperson of the century by his fellow athletes. King Carl XVI Gustaf gave Borg the award, a statue, during a ceremony at the Stockholm Globe Arena. The 43-year-old Borg, who won five consecutive Wimbledon titles, was chosen by the Swedish Sports Academy after voting by its members - 187 of Sweden's top athletes. Skier Ingemar Stenmark was second and boxer Ingemar Johansson finished third in the balloting. EAGERLY ANTICIPATEDAll three sessions of the United States-Zimbabwe Davis Cup tie, to be held in the 4,000-seat Harare City Sports Centre in the Zimbabwean capital Feb. 4-6, sold out in a day-and-a half, according to Tennis Zimbabwe. "The public response is almost frightening," said Paul Chingoka, president of Tennis Zimbabwe. "There are still thousands of people out there still searching for tickets, but we have nothing to give them."
SCHOLARSHIPSA college scholarship program for brain-tumor patients returning to school or children of brain-trumor patients has a target date of the 2000-2001 academic year. The Tim & Tom Gullikson Foundation program is being made possible by a seed money grant from Corina Morariu, a player on the Sanex WTA Tour who was once coached by the late Tim Gullikson, and augmented by a contribution of $150,000 from Pete Sampras' "Aces for Charity" program. Tim Gullikson, who coached Sampras, was diagnosed with brain surgery in May 1996.
SNEAKING BYGerman qualifier Jana Kandarr had a series of close calls in the Australian Open as she reached a fourth-round match against ninth-seeded Julie Halard-Decugis of France. In her first six matches, including three in qualifying, Kandarr saved nine match points, eight in the second round of qualifying against Japan's Yuka Yoshida.
STAR RISINGWild-card qualifier Yi Jingqian of China was happy, even though she lost 6-4, 6-4 to Jennifer Capriati at the Australian Open. Yi's third-round match against Capriati was shown live on Chinese television. By reaching the third round, Yi equaled the best result ever by a Chinese player in a Grand Slam tournament.
SAYING GOODBYE?Goran Ivanisevic says he may quit tennis at the end of this year unless he can pull out of the worst slump of his career. After a 7-6, 6-4, 6-2 loss to Spain's Francisco Clavet in the second round of the Australian Open, Ivanisevic said he was finding it hard to maintain his motivation. "I hope I can get over this ... but there is a long time to go before I make any decision," said Ivanisevic, who finished runner-up at Wimbledon in 1992, 1994 and 1998 but has never won a Grand Slam tournament title.
SAFIN FINEDMarat Safin was fined $3,000 for not trying during a first-round loss at the Australian Open. International Tennis Federation officials said the Russian Davis Cup member was the first player to be charged at a Grand Slam tournament for not giving it his best effort, breaching regulations which demand 'a player shall use his best efforts to win a match when competing in a Grand Slam.' On one point, Safin caught the ball in his hand rather than hit it with his racket.
STOPPINGAustralia's veteran doubles player, Mark Woodforde, has retired from Davis Cup play. Woodforde and regular partner Todd Woodbridge won the doubles over Olivier Delaitre and Fabrice Santoro of France to give Australia the lead in the 1999 Davis Cup final, and the Australians went on to win their 27th Davis Cup title. Woodforde amassed a 19-14 record in Davis Cup in a 12 year career.
SMASHING MARKAustralian Mark Philippoussis mangled a racket when he slammed it onto the court after losing a second-set tiebreak against Andre Agassi. "It's round 16 of a Grand Slam. I'm pretty calm, then 4-1 up in the tiebreak and I had to let some frustration out. Otherwise, I was going to kill someone. Better the racket," Philippoussis said.
SWISS CHANGETeam captain Jacob Hlasek threw Marc Rosset off Switzerland's Davis Cup team as it prepares to meet reigning champion Australia at Zurich Feb. 4-6. Hlasek described Rosset, who is ranked 28th in the world, as a "disturbing and destructive person." Rosset said he would never play for Switzerland under Hlasek and was supported by Switzerland's top player, Roger Federer, who said: "I am shocked by the expulsion of Marc. Normally in the Davis Cup, you take the best team."
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