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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Becker Triumphs

Compiled From Wire Services

Boris Becker, riding the support of a roaring home crowd in Hanover, Germany, beat Pete Sampras 7-6 (12-10), 7-6 (7-4) for a spot in the semifinals of the ATP Tour World Championship.

To advance, Sampras will need to beat Yevgeny Kafelnikov, the French Open champion, who won 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) over Thomas Enqvist.

Steffi Graf the defending champion and No. 1 seed, dodged an upset bid by Olympic gold medalist Lindsay Davenport to move into the semifinals of the season-ending Chase Championships in New York, winning 6-4, 7-6 (13-11).

In the other quarterfinal match, Croatia’s Iva Majoli defeated fourth-seeded Conchita Martinez of Spain, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-4).