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Kuerten tumbles out
LONDON. July 2; Wimbledon witnessed a US Invasion on Saturday .is six-time hamp Pete Sampras re-
malned on course for a seventh men's singles crown and women's title-holder Lindsay Davenport likewise reached the last 16, reports AFP
Sampras, targeting a record 13th Grand Slam singles title, beat fellow American Justin Glmelstob 2-6. 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 In 2hr 7mln to book a meeting with Jonas Bjorkman of Sweden.
And Davenport was similarly untroubled as she hammered Paola Suarez of Ar-Sentina 6-4, 6-2 to book a showown with compatriot .Jennifer Capriati.
In all. eight US women have
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Britain’s Tim Henman, semifinalist In each of the past two years, kept the Union Jack flying alongside the Stars and Stripes as he stormed past Moroccan Hicham Arazl 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in an impressive I hr 47inin Centre Court showing.
The British favourite given a huge ovation after his win. will now play exhausted Australian Mark Phillppoussis. who needed five hours and one minute to stagger past Dutchman SJeng Schalken 4-6, 6-3. 6-7 (7/9), 7-6 (7/4). 20-18 in the
reached the fourth round
Fourth seed Gustavo Kuerten earlier failed in his quest to become the first man since Bjorn Borg in 1980 to win the Wim-bledon and French Open singles crowns in the same year when he lost to German discovery Alexander Popp.
Sampras was joined by second seed and last year's final victim Andre Agassi, who swamped Frenchman Jerome Golmard 6-3. 6-3. 6-4
Agassi, title winner in 1992 and watched by girlfriend Steffi Graf, next faces David Prinosil of Germany.
But although Golmard did not threaten him Agassi admitted he was beginning to worry that it was taking longer and longer to recover from each slip and slide at the age of 30.
"It has something to do with ticking of the clock. But with age comes experience," said the
second longest match ever here.
Aside from his slow start Sampras was not unduly hampered by the Inflamed shin tendon suffered Wednesday which had left his continued participation in the tournament in some doubt until rain on Friday gave him an extra night off.
Sampras admitted his leg was sore and said the prolonged break had made all the difference.
"The two days off definitely helped. Yesterday 1 was praying for rain and got it." said the 28-year-old.
"Today I was out of sorts at the beeinning. It was the first time I'd picked up my racket in two and a half days '- but 1 got through It."
Wimbledon debutant Popp, 23. and ranked just 161 in the world ahead of the event, shocked Brazil’s Kuerten 7-6 (8/61. 6-2. 6-1 to reach the last
16 as yet another men's seed rashed out prematurely.
Kuerten, who had to call ihe trainer midway through the match to treat a thigh Injury and who had a bad cold, was the 10th men's seed to fall.
"This is probably the nicest day of my life,' grinned Popp, whose father is German and mother English, enabling him to hold passports from both nations. He now faces Marc Rosset of Switzerland.
The form book did not He completely in tatters as Australian 12th seed Pat Rafter beat Rainer Schuttier of Germany 6-2, 7-617/2). 6-3.
The Queenslander will next meet Thomas Johansson, who won an all-Swedish encounter with Magnus Gustafsson 6-7 (3/7), 7-617/1). 6-4. 5-7. 6-3.
Among the women the Americans were already enjoying a field day even before second seed Davenport had ousted Suarez - self-described as introverted. crazy and honest Those qualities weren't enough to see off Davenport.
"1 felt like I was timing the ball a lot better than in the first two matches. 1’11 take two sets over three sets when I'm down any day," said Davenport who needed three sets to get past Russia's Elena Likhovtseva in her previous match.
"The last two or three days it's clicked a little bit better." added Davenport, who came here after a back injury hastened her departure from the opening round of tin- Fiemh Open.
Next opponent Capriati earlier beat Yayuk Basuki of Indonesia 7-6 (7/4). 6-0.
The US barrage continued when fifth seed Venus Williams joined her eighth-seeded sister Serena in the fourth round after a 6-0, 7-6 (7/4) win over Nathalie Dechy of France.
Venus could face top seed Martina Hingis in the quarters if she can first oust Belgium's Sabine Appelmans.
Sixth seed Monica Seles, looking for the only Grand Slam singles crown to elude her grasp, was too strong for French redhead Sarah Pitkowski. winning 6-0. 6-3.
Naturalised American Seles, beaten finalist here in 1992. now takes on Spain's Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, twice a finalist at the Ail England Club and who saw off Sandra Nacuk of Yugoslavia 3-6. 7-6 (7/5). 6-2.
The fourth round will see a second US-Spanish match-up as Lilia Osterloh takes on Magui Senia.
Osterloh beat Austria's Patricia Wartusch 4-6, 6-2. 8-6 while Serna came past Miriam Oremans of the Netherlands 4-6. 6-4. 6-4.
Australian teenaged Jelena Dokic. a quarterfinalist here on her debut 12 months ago after shocking Hingis In the opening round, beat Brie Rippner of the United States 6-2. 6-1 and she will play another US hope Kristina Brandi, who put out Russian Anastasia Mvskina 4-6. 6-3, 6-1.