BRIEFLY : KRAJICEK FRUSTRATES SAMPRAS ONCE AGAIN.Byline: Daily News Wire Services No wonder Richard Krajicek Richard Peter Stanislav Krajicek (born December 6, 1971) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. In 1996 he won the men's singles title at Wimbledon. Since 2004 he has been the tournament director of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. likes playing Pete Sampras Peter “Pete” Sampras (born 12 August 1971), is a former World No. 1 tennis player from the United States. During his 15-year career he won a record 14 Grand Slam men's singles titles in 52 appearances. Sampras finished as No. . He usually beats the world's No. 1 player. One of the few with a winning record against Sampras, Krajicek upset the American again Saturday in Stuttgart, Germany, 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) to reach the final of the $2.45 million Eurocard Open The Eurocard Open was an annual tennis tournament for male professional players. The event was held annually in Stuttgart, Germany, and was played on indoor carpet from 1990 until 1995 during February maintaining Championship Series status on the on the Association of Tennis . ``I just somehow like to play him and his game suits me somehow,'' Krajicek said after his fifth victory in seven matches against Sampras. The Dutchman has won their last three matches. ``I am one of the few players that have the feeling that when they step on the court that they can beat him,'' Krajicek said. Krajicek, who won the title here in 1995, advanced to his second consecutive final and will play 10th-seeded Yevgeny Kafelnikov for the title. Kafelnikov beat 12th-seeded Jonas Bjorkman 6-2, 7-5. Mary Pierce won the Luxembourg Open when her opponent, Silvia Farina of Italy, withdrew in the second set because of a thigh injury. Pierce was leading 6-0, 2-0 when the Italian player retired 35 minutes into the match. GOLF: Vijay Singh keeps missing fairways and his lead keeps shrinking in the Tour Championship in Atlanta. Singh hit only six fairways from the tee but managed to patch together another round of even-par 70, giving him a one-stroke lead over Jim Furyk and Hal Sutton heading into the final 18 holes over a tough East Lake Golf Club The East Lake Golf Club is located in the neighborhood of East Lake which is in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. It is best known for hosting THE TOUR Championship. History In 1898 the Atlanta Athletic Club (AAC) was formed. today. ``I just hope I play better than I did today,'' said Singh, who finished at 7-under 203. ``Anybody who shoots a low score . . . I think the winning score will not be 7-under, but 8-under or 9-under or more.'' But that doesn't give just anybody a chance. Only two other players are within striking distance of the leaders. Jesper Parnevik birdied the 18th for a 3-under 67 and put him at 207, four strokes off the lead. Justin Leonard had a 68 and was at 208. FOOTBALL: Pro Football Hall of Famer Clyde ``Bulldog'' Turner, a two-way star on four Chicago Bears championship teams, has died. He was 79. Turner's daughter, Pat, said her father suffered from emphysema emphysema (ĕmfĭsē`mə), pathological or physiological enlargement or overdistention of the air sacs of the lungs. A major cause of pulmonary insufficiency in chronic cigarette smokers, emphysema is a progressive disease that commonly and was diagnosed with lung cancer lung cancer, cancer that originates in the tissues of the lungs. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States in both men and women. Like other cancers, lung cancer occurs after repeated insults to the genetic material of the cell. in March. He died Friday on his ranch in Gatesville, Texas, surrounded by family members. Turner played center and linebacker. MOTOR SPORTS: Elliott Sadler ran away from Kevin Lepage with 33 laps to go and led four Virginians among the top finishers in the ACDelco 200 at North Carolina Speedway North Carolina Speedway is a racetrack located in Rockingham, North Carolina. It is affectionately known as "The Rock" and hosted NASCAR events from 1965 to 2004, and has proposed hosting Automobile Racing Club of America series races starting in 2008. in Rockingham, N.C. It was the Emporia, Va., native's fifth career victory and second this season. Lepage finished second. BASEBALL: The New York Yankees  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. picked up their $3.4 million option on Joe Girardi, keeping their catching platoon in place for 1999. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO KRAJICEK |
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