BRIEFLY : SAMPRAS TAKES FOURTH ATP TITLE.Before he took the court for the final of the ATP ATP: see adenosine triphosphate. ATP in full adenosine triphosphate Organic compound, substrate in many enzyme-catalyzed reactions (see catalysis) in the cells of animals, plants, and microorganisms. Tour Championship in Hanover, Germany, 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. was voted the best tennis player of the past 25 years. Then he went out and showed why he is worthy of the honor. In a compelling demonstration of classic tennis, Sampras routed Yevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov (born 18 February, 1974; Russian: Евгений Александрович 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 Sunday to capture his fourth ATP Tour championship. ``When my game clicks like that, I feel unbeatable,'' Sampras said. Kafelnikov, the 1996 French Open, wasn't about to disagree. Sampras, the world's No. 1 player for the fifth straight year, became the first player to win the ATP title in consecutive years since Ivan Lendl Noun 1. Ivan Lendl - United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships; in 1992 he became a United States citizen (born in 1960) Lendl in 1986 and 1987. Top-seeded Martina Hingis Martina Hingis (pronounced: hɪŋˈɡɪs) (born September 30, 1980 in Košice, Slovakia) is a former World No. 1 Swiss tennis player. , once again was forced to play three sets, held off Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport (born June 8 1976 in Palos Verdes, California) is a former World No. 1 American professional female tennis champion. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments: the 1998 U.S. Open, 1999 Wimbledon, and the 2000 Australian Open. to win the $450,000 Advanta Championships in Villanova, Pa. In a matchup of the players who will enter this week's season-ending Chase Championships ranked No. 1 and No. 2, Hingis struggled before earning a 7-5, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (4) victory and the $79,000 first prize. Andre Agassi, in a prolonged slump, endured another setback when he was beaten by Christian Vinck of Germany 6-2, 7-5 in the final of the $50,000 Luxor Las Vegas-USTA Challenger tournament. Agassi, ranked No. 1 in the world for 30 weeks in 1995 and for two weeks early in 1996, has fallen to No. 141 entering his hometown tournament. SPEEDSKATING:Susan Auch and Catriona LeMay-Doan won the women's 500 and 1,000 and Jeremy Wotherspoon won the men's 1,000 as Canada won three of four events in the final day of a World Cup speedskating event in Roseville, Minn. |
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