BRIEFLY : ROUX, KRAJICEK TO MEET.Lionel Roux Lionel Roux (born April 12, 1973 in Lyon) is a former tennis player from France, who turned professional in 1991. He was French National Junior champion in 1991, but didn't win a single title (singles and/or doubles) during his pro career. beat Boris Becker and found a way to cool off the hot streak of Thomas Johansson. Now comes Richard Krajicek, who has produced whatever big shots he needed all week to reach the Japan Open final. ``Every great server you can break maybe one time,'' Roux Roux , Pierre Paul Émile 1853-1933. French bacteriologist. His work with the diphtheria bacillus led to the development of antitoxins to neutralize pathogenic toxins. said of Krajicek after beating Johansson 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the semifinals Saturday. The top-seeded Krajicek, meanwhile, overcame Patrick Rafter's acrobatic play with a big serve and booming returns in a 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 victory. In a women's semifinal, Japan's Ai Sugiyama, seeded fourth, beat American Kimberly Po, the second seed, 5-7, 6-4, 6-1. For the fourth consecutive year, the women's final will pit American Amy Frazier against Japan's top player, a role Sugiyama took over after Kimiko Date's retirement last year. SWIMMING: First-time short-course swimmer Jenny Thompson flashed to a 57.79 record finish in the 100-meter butterfly during the World Swimming Short Course Championships in Goteborg, Sweden. Thompson said she found the atmosphere, with some 6,000 fans gathered around the pool, to be invigorating in·vig·or·ate tr.v. in·vig·or·at·ed, in·vig·or·at·ing, in·vig·or·ates To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; animate: "A few whiffs of the raw, strong scent of phlox invigorated her" . ``There's nothing like this in the United States,'' she said. ``I wish we would do more meets like this.'' Veteran freestyler Claudia Poll of Costa Rica swam the 400-meter freestyle in 4:00.03, smashing a 10-year-old record. BOXING: Giovanni Parisi, an '88 Olympic gold medalist, landed an unanswered flurry of blows in the eighth round and stopped Harold Miller to retain the World Boxing Organization The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. Its offices are located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. super lightweight title in Milan, Italy. Heavyweight Mike Grant improved to 24-0 when Lionel Butler was disqualified dis·qual·i·fy tr.v. dis·qual·i·fied, dis·qual·i·fy·ing, dis·qual·i·fies 1. a. To render unqualified or unfit. b. To declare unqualified or ineligible. 2. in the fourth round because of low blows. ``Enough was enough,'' said referee Richard Steele, who stopped the scheduled 10-round fight at 38 seconds of the fourth round in Las Vegas. ``Butler wasn't listening. After all those warnings and all those flagrant fouls, I knew he didn't really want to fight.'' Grant, of Patterson, N.J., who weighed in at 246 pounds, led by scores of 30-25 on two of the three judges' cards and by 29-26 on the other judge's card. BOWLING: Pete Weber opened with seven strikes en route to a 257-208 victory over Parker Bohn III Parker Morse Bohn III (born July 13, 1963 in Jackson Township, New Jersey) is a left-handed American professional bowler and has been a member of the Professional Bowlers Association since 1984. He currently ranks fifth all-time with 30 career PBA titles, and has earned over $2. in the final of the PBA's Comfort Inn Classic at the Tampa Convention Center The Tampa Convention Center is a mid-sized convention center located in Downtown Tampa, Florida. Its location is ideal because it has both waterfront views, and views of the skyline. in Florida. |
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