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Sabatini overtakes Navratilova
AMELIA ISLAND, Florida, Apr 14: Gabriela Sabatini came dangerously close to missing an opportunity to
become the number-three player in the world and to beat Steffi Graf again, but pulled out a 6—2. 2—6, 6—4 semifinal victory over Arantxa Sanchez Vicario at the 350,000-dollar Bausch and ‘ Lomb women's tennis championships on Sa-turday, reports Reuter.
The top-seeded Graf, the defending champion here, played exceptionally well to whip unseeded American Patty Fendick 6—0, 6—1 in a 56 minute drubbing.
Reaching the final guarantees the second-seeded Sabatini the number-three ranking which Martina Navratilova has been occupying. This is the first time since 1977 that Navratilova had fallen out of the top three.
"Is that true?" asked Sabatini, when told she will move up a notch in Monday's rankings. That's very good and I'm happy about it. It's good to go up sup-by-step.'
Sabatini held the No. 3 ranking before, starting In February 1989, but surrendered it a year ago today to Sanchez Vicario, when the Spaniard beat her here In last year's final.
The Argentine, who wilted in the sweltering heat, almost didn't survive the dogged onslaught of the third-seeded Sanchez Vicario. It’s been a long time since Sabatini looked perplexed, but her narrow escape sets-up another Graf Sabatini special
Graf and Sabatini have played 28 times and the German leads their career scries 20-8. But Sabatini has won their last four meetings and their match at the 1990 US Open final.
Despite the seedings, Sabatini came to this event the favourite over the second-ranked German. Nevertheless, her two-hour, 15-minute marathon with Sanchez Vicario places her in a precarious position for Sunday.
'For me. she’s always been the biggest opponent.' said
Sabatini, of Graf. Tm looking forward to playing her, it's g<«od motivation. Mental advantage has a lot to do with it, the reason why I'm winning.'
Graf is also looking forward to today's final.
'Because she's won the last few matches the pressures on her.' said Graf. They expect her to win.'
The Sabatini-Sanchez Vicario match held great intrigue and some excellent tennis Of the 26 games, 16 were service breaks as each player tested the other.
Heat and humidity caused a - little Drama too, Sanchez Vicario attempted to Inconspicuously change her shirt on-court, while Sabatini headed off-court to change her top. The Argentinian also asked for the trainer, request ing advice on hw to deal with the heat.