BRIEFLY : SELES, DAVENPORT GET U.S. OFF TO GOOD START.Monica Seles and 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. gave the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. a commanding 2-0 lead Saturday in the best-of-five Federation Cup in Atlantic City Atlantic City, city (1990 pop. 37,986), Atlantic co., SE N.J., an Atlantic resort and convention center; settled c.1790, inc. 1854. Situated on Absecon Island, a barrier island 10 mi (16. , N.J., threatening Spain's three-year reign as the world's top women's team. Seles dispatched Conchita Martinez 6-2, 6-4 and then Davenport rallied to top Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 7-5, 6-1, winning 10 of the final 11 games after overcoming a 5-3 first-set deficit. U.S. Open champion Pete Sampras defeated French Open winner Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 in the semifinals of the $1 million Swiss Indoors in Basel. Morocco's Karim Alami beat a tired Marzio Martelli of Italy 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 at the $328,000 Sicilian International Championships. In the final today, Alami will face Adrian Voinea of Romania, who defeated Belgium's Johan Van Herck 6-3, 6-2. HORSE RACING Italian jockey Frankie Dettori made English racing history by winning all seven races at the Ascot meet, including the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1 mile at Ascot Racecourse in late September. aboard Mark of Esteem. MOTOR SPORTS Kenny Bernstein covered a quarter-mile in an event-record time of 4.605 seconds at 311.20 mph in Topeka, Kan., to lead Top Fuel qualifying for today's NHRA NHRA National Hot Rod Association NHRA Northland Human Resource Association NHRA National Human Resources Association NHRA Nursing Home Reform Act NHRA National Hospice Regatta Alliance NHRA National Heritage Resources Act (South Africa) Sears Craftsman Nationals. |
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