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Iva ringing the changes
TOKYO. Feb 6: Croatian teena Ser Iva Majoli as emerged as a welcome threat to the almost dictatorial grip on women s tennis held by Monica Seles and Steffi Graf, reports AFP
The 18-year-old's victory at the Toray Pan Pacific Open In Tokyo at the weekend proved that the ruling duopoly will at last has a challenger.
Majoli overcame Seles — co-world number one with Graf In the quarterfinal She defeated former world number one Arantxa Sanchez VI carlo in Sunday s final 6-4. 6-
of Nick Bollettieris tennis academy with Seles, never hesitated to attack the Yu-Soslav-American. relying on er dangerous forehand to score a 1-6 (7-5). 6-4 victory.
'T expected a close match." said Majoli. who had taken only seven games off Seles in their previous two encounters.
But I didn't expect to in. because she played really good since she came back. I couldn't believe I won."
After returning from a two year layoff after being stabbed
"Definitely it was the best week in my life, it was really tough week, but a great week, beating Monica and Martina (Hingis).
"I can’t believe that I really won. Today I think I played the best tennis I played in the whole week." said Majoli who won back to back tournaments last October in Zurich and Filderstadt
The Tokyo victory means she has achieved her 1995 ambition of getting into the world top five. She will move from eight tp.fan. ID,, Ihi^,, week's women's rankings.
. Majoli suffered pains to her shoulder and needed court side treatment to her right knee before beating Dutch power-server Brenda Schultz McCarthy in the second round in Tokyo.
She said *he thought about abandoning her quarterfinal against Seles because she could not serve and needed three hours of treatment after the match.
But Majoli who crime out
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. nil O» atHulua ou.uO.y. by a spectator in Germany. Sqlg? easily won her first WTA tournament at the Canadian Open in August.
She then crashea to Graf in the US Open final and took the rest of 1995 off with left knee and right ankle injuries.
But she won in Sydney and then took her fourth Australian Open, where archrival Graf was absent.
"She's the number one player in the world. Of course, it means a lot to me.”
said Majoli of her win over Seles last week.
After you beat a top player in the world, you start to believe more in yourself. "I've been working really hard in the last couple of months and I think that work Is paying off."
Majoli again needed court side treatment to her left thigh during her 3-6, 6-3. 6-. 0 win over 15-year-old Swiss star Hingis — her doubles partner. In the semifinals in Tokyo.
She proved her win against Seles was no fluke by beating Sanchez pulverising the Spaniard's pre-match plan to charge to tne net.
Seles said, "She played a great match. I don't know what happened after the first set . . . but I lost the match — that's the reality."
Hingis safd: "It's difficult to play against someone who has tape on her shoulder and both legs. She looked like she was in a war or something but she moved much better than I ever saw her."
Sanchez said my goal is to see if I can move up to number one again, but you have to keep playing your best. Iva and Martina are improving a tot lately,"
Mrijah said her first round defeat at the US Open last year changed her atUtude.
"My goal for this year is to get into the top five at the end of the year.
"I really had a good beginning winning this and playing Quarter finals in Australia. I think this year could be a really good year for me.” said Majoli. who reached at her career-highest of fourth in the world.