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Graf, Hingis in quarters
TOKYO. Jan 29: Steffi Graf of Germany was back in form as she eliminated American Lisa Raymond 6-3, 6-2 Wednesday in the second round of the 926.250 dollars Toray Pan Pacific women's tennis tournament, report agencies.
It was the 27-year-old Graf s first match since her fourthround exit in the Australian Open and since her father was convicted of tax evasion.
When the top-ranked woman tennis player was asked if her father s conviction disturbed her play in any way. she answered tersely.
"No. it didn't." she told a press conference.
Her father. Peter Graf, was sentenced in a German court last Friday to three years and nine months in prison.
Asked if she would consider leaving Germany for good because of the taxation problem, she was equally dismissive: "Absolutely not."
She said the toe infection she suffered in the Australian Open is gone and she feels fit and fine.
Graf had praise for the Australian Open champion Martina Hingis of Switzerland, who also advanced to the quarterfi-nafs Wednesday by" defeatfrrg Italy's Gloria Pizzichlnl 6-1. 6-0: "Her Grand Slam came a little earlier than mine. She is really progressing fast."
In Melbourne, the 16-year-old Hingis became the youngest
Grand Slam champion this century.
In the Toray Pan Pacific, one of the Women’s Tennis Association's biggest events other than the Grand Slam series. Graf and Hingis are seeded first and second respectively, so that they could possibly meet in Sunday's final.
Hingis said she wouldn't have preferred a tougher match to begin with.
Tm happy with the way she played." she said. Hingis received a first-round bye along with Graf and two other seeds.
"I like this kind of fast (indoor) surface because you don't have to run so much." Hingis said. "I play a fast game so I like it."
Hingis said Graf is a great athlete she would like to emulate. “But she has a completely different game than I have . . . I ll just try to play my best tennis."
"I think 1 have pretty good chances to get to the highest possible. But fm No. 2 in the world and it is also hard to stay there." Hingis spoke of the WTA world ranking.
In another major match, defending champion Iva Majoli of Croatia. No. 5 seed, advanced to the second round with a 6-4. 7-5 victory over qualifier Ludmilla Varmuzova of San Marino.
’ '“It's the first match and it's always tough. The surface is sb different.' said Majoli. the No. 7 player in the world. "I definitely nave to improve my energy for the next match."
The 19-year-old Croat, pitted against Varmuzova in her first match since a first-round loss at the Australian Open, stormed back form 2-5 down in the second set. saving two set points, before scoring the victory.
Both Majoli and Varmuzova had five break chances in the first set. with the Croat converting twice and Varmuzova once.
Majoli made a forehand-error four times in a row to go down 2-4 in the second set and failed to break back in the seventh game after having five advantage points.
Majoli. however, never stopped hitting hard and staved off Varmuzova's double set points at 15-40 in the ninth game, forcing her into making errors, she did not give another chance to a dispirited Varmuzova.
On Tuesday Steffi returned to tennis after one of the worst weeks of her life and looked in Keat form as she won an exhition doubles match with Pam Shriver.
Shrugging off fears that her Same might suffer after her farcer's convlbtion she and her American partner demolished Japanese opponents Kyoko Nagatsuka and Yuka Yoshida 8-0 in a match limited to two service games per player.
Graf showed few signs of lin-t gering effects from a toe infection and heat exhaustion which contributed to her surprise fourth-round defeat last week in the Australian Open in Melbourne.