Posted by Lars Vilks on June 02, 1997 at 23:33:36:
From the Minister of Tennis and F.S.
Tennis-Kafelnikov rules in game of ``Russian roulette''
PARIS - Defending champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov coolly restored some order to
the French Open men's draw on Sunday, defying what one of his beaten rivals
described as ``Russian roulette'' conditions to reach the last eight.
Ignoring the strong winds which tipped two other potential title contenders
over the edge, Kafelnikov dodged all the bullets his big-serving Australian
opponent Mark Philippoussis could unleash to register a straight sets victory
as good as anything he has managed this year.
The French Open
PARIS, June 1 (Reuter) - Schedule of matches on show courts at the French
Open tennis championships on Monday (all singles matches are fourth round,
doubles third round. Matches start 0900 GMT):
Centre court
8-Alexandra Fusai/Nathalie Tauziat (France) v Anna Kournikova/Elena
Likhovtseva (Russia)
16-Sergi Bruguera (Spain) v 2-Michael Chang (U.S.)
Pat Rafter (Australia) v Mark Woodforde (Australia)
Olivier Delaitre/Fabrice Santoro (France) v Lucas Arnold/Daniel Orsanic
(Argentina)
Court A
Wayne Black (Zimbabwe)/Jim Grabb (U.S.) v Yevgeny Kafelnikov
(Ukraine)/Daniel Vacek (Czech Republic)
Andrei Medvedev (Ukraine) v Gustavo Kuerten (Brazil) -- (To finish -- match
suspended on Sunday)
Petr Korda (Czech Republic) v Galo Blanco (Spain)
7-Marcelo Rios (Chile) v Hicham Arazi (Morocco)
1-Gigi Fernandez (U.S.)/Natasha Zvereva (Belarus) v Henrieta Nagyova
(Slovakia)/Patty Schnyder (Switzerland)
Court 1
Karsten Braasch/Jens Knippschild (Germany) v Luke Jensen/Murphy Jensen
(U.S.)
3-Martina Hingis (Switzerland)/Aranxta Sanchez Vicario (Spain) v Silvia
Farina/Gloria Pizzichini (Italy)
10-Conchita Martinez (Spain)/Patricia Tarabini (Argentina) v 2-Lindsay
Davenport (U.S.)/Jana Novotna (Czech Republic)
Tomas Carbonell/Francisco Roig (Spain) v Sander Groen/Jan
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