Gambill Opens Tourney With Victory

Jan-Michael Gambill of Colbert triumphed in his first-round match at the Newsweek Champions Cup tennis tournament Tuesday, defeating 12th-seeded Mark Philippoussis of Australia, 7-6 (9-7), 5-7, 7-6 (8-6).

Top-ranked Pete Sampras advanced to the third round with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Todd Martin.

In a match that lasted just 1 hour, 4 minutes, Sampras closed the 25-minute first set with four consecutive aces.

Patrick Rafter, the No. 3 men’s seed, beat Wayne Ferreira 7-5, 5-7, 6-4. Bohdan Ulirach upset No. 4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-3, 6-3.

On the women’s side, Steffi Graf advanced to the semifinals with 6-3, 6-0 win over 15th-seeded Natasha Zvereva. Defending champion Lindsay Davenport, ranked No. 2 in the world, advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Ruxandra Dragomir.