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Navratilova’s earliest exit from US Open
NEW YORK. Sept kew» line-klas Ing groundstro kes. an untimely cloudburst and a
touch of age combined Thursday to hand Martina Navratilova her eariteat US Open I os* aince 197® — the
report* AP
Tt is pretty bad, yeah.' Navratilova said, ranking the 6 4. 0-6 6 3 fo*» among the worst of her carver A finalist here last year and tn 1989 she came In seeded No 3 after a recent victory over Monica Seles and considered herself a realistic contender for a fifth Open championship
Now Navratilova, a month shy 36 has to reassess her fu-
Tlme is running out.' she said "1 don't know how much more I have of this heart, these legs "
Navratilova Joked that she II go down tn history as one of the few players to lose at least once to all three Bulgarian-born Maleeva sisters - Maggie 17. Katerina. 33. and Manuela. 25
Tm glad she's the last one." Navratilova said. "But I beat their mother (Yulta) I never lost to their mother ‘
Navratilova appeared to haw Thursday's match totally tn-control as the third set be can But rain suspended play for the third time of the day and the first tune tn the match at 30 30 with Malceva serving tn the opening game of the fi-
'lf ever I foot a match by a few inches, today was the day." Navratilova said
Figure out what she had to lose and what I had to tow." Navratilova said "For her It s
It'S a moo nd-round loss in what could be my last Grand Siam match
Maleeva broke Navratilova to 4 2 In the third set. setting up break point with a blister Ing forehand return that caught Navratilova going the wrong way Navratilova then
lost the game with a long fore hand after getting trapped in a baseline battle, exactly the opposite of her served and-volley style.
That was all Maleeva needed as she proceeded to serve out the match. Navratilova plunking the final return Into the net.
Maleeva came away with no loss of respect for Navratilova, who went out In the first round in 1976 and made It to the semifinals or finals 11 limes in the next 15 years.
"She's still a great player ' Maleeva said . "I don t believe she's so old and still so good. She is my favorite player She can do everything, return the
ball, drop shots She docs what I want to do with my game '
While little Magdalena was busy turning the Open upside down on stadium court, both her sisters quietly moved into the third round with straight sets wins on the outside courts.
Fifteenth seed Katerina eased past Dominique Moriaml of Belgium 6 3, 6 4 and eldest sibling. Manuela Maleeva Fragnlerc. the ninth seed beat American Ixtulae Alien 6 4. 6-2
There was also one minor upset on the women's side when 12th seed Nathalie Tauziat of France left the court tn tears after a crushing 6-0. 6-0 loss to South African Amanda Coetaer
Twice US Open champion and reigning Wimbledon title holder Steffi Graf overcame a lacklustre performance to oust Pam Shriver 7-5. 6-3 and 14th-seeded American Zina Garrison beat German Stlke Meier 6-2. 2-6. 6 4.
The rain played tricks with matches all day. interrupting play several times, suspending seven day matches, postponing Andre Agassi's and Goran Ivanisevic's night matches, and testing the patience of all the players
Brad Gilbert saved three match points and needed more than eight hours, including a four-hour rain delay tn mid-match, to upset No. 11 Michael Stlch 5-7. 6-3, 3-6. 6 3. 7-6 (7-0).
Jim Courier idly and Impassively strummed his racket strings In the sprinkling rain early tn the day as Andrei Chesnokov begged the umpire to stop their second-round match.
Courier's patience - with the rain with Chesnokov, with his own mistakes in the match and hta mild slump this summer - is a big reason he's No. I and In tlw third round of the Open after a 4-6. 6-3. 6-3. 6 I victory
Courier needed that attitude Thursday during the frustrating delays against the always dangerous Chesnokov, the 40th ranked Russian who had beaten him In their five "^nf^a Mt behind this time. Courier didn't worry or change his tactic a Instead he pummeied the ball as hard a* ever from the baseline took his chances on occasion al the net. and he said "I won the last point. Bognethlng I hadn t been able to do rive time against Andrei.'
A* the drizzle began In the third gsnte of the second set one game apiece. Chesnokov slipped to lose a point on serve, complained to the umpire. slipped again to lose another point, and complained °n^heMumplre Sultan Gang)l of Great Britain, didn't budge
Courier, meanwhile, stayed back by the baseline and fid died with his racket, waiting to pounce on the annoyed Chesnokov arid break him Which he did From there. It
ex plain why it is he Is virtually unbeatable al times, and tern bly vulnerable other times
I wish I knew.' he said
In another rain-delayed match played on Thursday night. John McEnroe cruised to a runaway 4 6 6-3. 6-0. 6-2 second-round victory over Diego Nargtso of Italy after lurching through the first set.