BRIEFLY : MARTINEZ LOOKS SHARP WHILE ROUTING RUBIN.Conchita Martinez began her bid for a fifth consecutive Italian Open Italian Open may refer to:
Throughout her long career, she has been ranked as high as No. 6 in the world even though she has been plagued by injuries. in Rome. Seeking to break out of a 1997 slump, the Spaniard downed the American 6-2, 6-3 in an hour-long match. No. 2 seed Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, also advanced easily, beating Paola Suarez of Argentina 6-2, 6-2. Coming off a victory over Jennifer Capriati Jennifer Marie Capriati (born March 29, 1976, in New York City) is a former World No. 1 women's tennis player from the United States. She won three Grand Slam singles titles (2001 and 2002 Australian Open, 2001 French Open), and the women's singles gold medal at the 1992 Olympic , Rubin had hoped to put up a tough battle against the No. 3 seed, but her erratic serve left her without a key weapon. In addition, Martinez always found a line on key points or scored with well-placed lobs. Another easy winner was Mary Pierce Mary Pierce (born on January 15, 1975, in Montreal, Canada) is a French-American women's professional tennis player on the WTA tour and the winner of a total of four Grand Slam titles: two in singles; and two in doubles. Pierce plays for France. . She downed Ann Grossman 6-2, 6-2 to move into the third round. The pretender to Boris Becker's throne as king of German tennis will have to wait. Becker, seeded No. 8, beat his designated successor and protege Nicolas Kiefer 7-5, 6-2 to reach the third round of the $2.3 million German Open in Hamburg. In the first major upset of the tournament, Tommy Haas, a 19-year-old German, defeated fourth-seeded Carlos Moya, Spain's No. 1, 6-4, 6-1. HOCKEY: The Hartford Whalers cleared a major hurdle in their move to North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. when a state agency agreed to let the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there team pay a $22.7 million penalty to leave Connecticut a year early. Eight members of the Connecticut Development Authority voted in favor of the exit agreement and one abstained. The Whalers Whalers may mean:
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