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Medvedev shocks Sampras
HAMBURG. Ger
H many. May 13:
Defending cham-| pion Andrei Med-
ond-ranked Pete Sampras Saturday to reach the final of the German Open for the second year in a row. reports AP.
Medvedev. who has dropped to No 20 in the world, prevailed 6-4. 2-6. 6-2 In a match that began in chilly, windy conditions. and reached his first final of the year.
Sampras spoiled his best clay-court showing of the year with an error-filled performance.
'The conditions were very tough, windy, swirling, both of us had trouble keeping the bail tn play." Sampras said.
The American had lost in the first round In Barcelona and injured his ankle in the first round in Monte Carte before reaching the semifinals here. He will next go to Rome to defend hts Italian Open title. before the second Grand Slam event of season, the French Open.
In the second semifinal of the dlrs 1.795-mtllion tourna-. ment. Sergi Bruguera played Goran Ivanisevic.
Sampras had only two aces and made 41 unforced errors in the match that lasted one hour. 57 minutes. He failed lo
Medvedev shocks Sampras
put away many volleys and his shots often went Wide or long.
He dropped his serve In the fifth game and lost the first set. He came back in the second. breaking Medvedev twice.
The turning point came in ihe first game of the third set. Sampras saved five break points but then hit a backhand wide that gave the Ukrainian what turned out to be the de clsive break.
"1 just never converted on the big points. ’ Sampras said.
Sampras saved one match point in the eighth game and one more In the final game, before Medvedev hit a fore hand to the corner that clinched the match.
"It was very hard mentally and physically, the conditions were very tough." said Medvedev, who is seeded 12th.
It was cold. I wasn't sweat-, ing. I couldn't get my muscles warm enough. He wasn't playing Ills best today, but If you lose just a bit of concentration he 11 lake advantage of ft and he did in the second set.
"But I changed my game in the third set. I became more aggressive. I was lucky to get an Sarly break and that was the turning point.'" he said.
Medvedev broke his left wrist at the Australian Open and is still looking for his first
tournament win of the year
In his last two clay-court events, Medvedqv lost in the first round.
The exit of Sampras followed the departure Friday of top-ranked Andre Agassi, who made obscene gestures, swore at spectators and got trounced by Sergi Bruguera.
Agassi, who last month ended the 101 week reign of Sampras as the No 1 player in the world, lost 6-3. 6-1 to the Spaniard and then got Involved In an ugly exchange with a Spectator.
Agassi was packing his bags and getting ready to leave the center court’ of the Rothen-baum club when a spectator commented loudly on the bad quality of the match.
Agassi cursed the spectator and retorted. "Are you gonna get a knife and (inaudible) me now." before swearing at the man again .
The incident, was recorded • by television cameras but it’s unclear from the tape what verb Agassi used.
Agassi was referring to the April 1993 stabbing of tOp-ranked Monica Seles by a fan ’ on the same court.
Sties has not playtd since she was stabbed in the back by a spectator here during a changeover in a match at the women’s tournament.