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• Sampras Not Quite At Home Wimbledon Titlist Struggles To Win

  June 27, 1995 in Sports on Page C1 1. Two-time champion Pete Sampras has trouble getting into the swing of things on the opening day of play at Wimbledon. Photo by Associated Press 2. Gabriela Sabatini fires an …

• Judges To Get A New Look, To Don Goggles

  June 26, 1995 in Sports on Page D2 Net-cord judges will wear goggles at the Wimbledon championships for the first time starting today to protect them from power hitters. The men and women who are in the firing …

• Having A New Ball Agassi, Sampras Among Wimbledon Field Adjusting To Softer Tennis Balls

  June 25, 1995 in Sports on Page C2 Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras ham it up in London during filming for a sportswear commercial. Photo by Associated Press

• Tauziat Crowned Champ

  June 25, 1995 in Sports on Page C2 Nathalie Tauziat ended Chanda Rubin’s shutout streak by battling back for a 3-6, 6-0, 7-5 win for the Eastbourne grass-court title. At St. Poelten, Austria, Thomas Muster extended his clay-court …

• Connors Out In Quarters

  June 24, 1995 in Sports on Page C2 Jimmy Conners gives his 42-year-old-body a rest before losing on the quarterfinal round to Marc Rosset at Halle, Germany. Photo by Associated Press

• Seles Readies For Return

  June 23, 1995 in Sports on Page C2 Monica Seles’ comeback match against Martina Navratilova on July 29 will take place here. Seles, who has not played in more than two years since being stabbed in Germany, had …

• Wimbledon Sets Pairings

  June 20, 1995 in Sports on Page C2 Defending champions Pete Sampras and Conchita Martinez didn’t get any special treatment when the seeds were passed out for the Wimbledon tennis championships. Sampras, the two-time defending champion and winner …

• Sampras Outlasts Field

  June 19, 1995 in Sports on Page D2 Pete Sampras battled through 71 games, three tie-breaks and two opponents in one day as he tuned up for defense of his Wimbledon title by winning the $625,000 Queens Club …

• Wimbledon Prep Heats Up

  June 17, 1995 in Sports on Page C2 Guy Forget, bidding for a Wimbledon seeding, withstood 17 aces to upset Goran Ivanisevic 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) Friday to advance to the semifinals of the $625,000 Queen’s Club tournament. Forget …

• Splendid Doubles Duo Racks Up Another Title

  June 12, 1995 in Sports on Page D5 Natasha Zvereva and Gigi Fernandez teamed to win their fourth consecutive French Open women’s doubles title as they beat their top rivals, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario and Jana Novotna on Sunday. …

• Austrian Too Much For Chang Muster Extends His Winning Streak With Decisive Victory In French Open

  June 12, 1995 in Sports on Page D1 Muster

• Graf Adds To French Collection

  June 11, 1995 in Sports on Page C1 Graf

• Love Holds Onto Lead

  June 11, 1995 in Sports on Page C2 A par round of 71 was good enough to keep Davis Love III atop the Kemper Open leaderboard in Potomac, Md. He’ll have to do better today to stay there. …

• Chang Bids For Second French Title

  June 10, 1995 in Sports on Page C1 American Michael Chang’s straight-set semifinals win earns him a spot in Sunday’s final. Photo by Associated Press

• Sanchez Vicario, Graf Pave Way For Colossal Final

  June 9, 1995 in Sports on Page C1 The favorites punched in, the challengers punched out; the two leading ladies of tennis prefer not to have it any other way. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, the French Open’s business-like defending …

• Chang’s Big Burst Sends Destiny’s Darling Home American Will Face Two-Time Champion In French Open Semifinals On Friday

  June 8, 1995 in Sports on Page C1 Michael Chang faces the French Open semifinals after another eye-opening victory. Photo by Associated Press

• Agassi Makes Painful Exit Russian, Hip Injury Ruins Bid For Third Consecutive Grand Slam Title

  June 7, 1995 in Sports on Page C1 Andre Agassi holds his head before he has it handed to him by Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov in a straight-set loss. Photo by Associated Press

• Angry Bruguera Steams Ahead

  June 6, 1995 in Sports on Page C3 American Michael Chang advances to the quarterfinals of the French Open tennis tournament by defeating Germany’s Michael Stich in four sets. Photo by Associated Press

• Boorish Becker Gets Blown Out Romanian Scores Big Upset; Agassi, Sanchez Vicario Win

  June 5, 1995 in Sports on Page D5 Boris Becker fell victim to a player he’d never heard of. Jim Courier failed to reach the quarterfinals for the first time in five years. Mary Pierce left center court …

• Novotna Repeats Sorry Finish

  June 4, 1995 in Sports on Page C2 This time, there was no championship at stake, no Steffi Graf on the other side of the net, no royal shoulder to cry on. But Jana Novotna’s collapse Saturday at …

• Agassi Set For Round Of 16 No. 1 Player Continues Chase For His First French Open Title

  June 3, 1995 in Sports on Page C3 Steffi Graf puts away Nathalie Baudone in just 44 minutes. Photo by Associated Press

• Bruguera, Vicario Thrive Defending French Champs Win; Stich Ends Edberg’s Title Quest

  June 2, 1995 in Sports on Page C3 Sergi Bruguera and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario of Spain, the defending champions in the French Open, scored solid secondround victories today over lowranked opponents. But the tournament ended abruptly for Stefan …

• Sampras Says, ‘Au Revoir’ Pete’s Free-Fall Continues With Early Exit At French Open

  June 1, 1995 in Sports on Page C3 Pete Sampras is in a tailspin. The player who was virtually unstoppable for much of 1994 ended a miserable clay-court season Wednesday by losing in the first round of the …

• It’s Goran, Goran, Gone Ivanisevic Makes Another Early Exit In Grand Slam Event

  May 31, 1995 in Sports on Page C4 Just call him Ivanisevic the Terrible after losing to a qualifier. Photo by Associated Press

• Quirky Foe Can’t Give Agassi Much Of A Test Top Seeds Have Easy Time Reaching Second Round In The French Open

  May 30, 1995 in Sports on Page B6 The only problem Andre Agassi had in his opening match Monday at the French Open was figuring out his opponent’s herky-jerky service motion. He was more bemused than confused. Karsten …

• French Open Boasts Stars, Few Favorites Agassi, Muster And Bruguera Head Men’s Field; Sanchez Vicario Leads Women

  May 29, 1995 in Sports on Page C2 Andre Agassi has his sights set on the French Open. Photo by Associated Press

• Brothers Double Up On Foes Columbia River Pair Advance To Semifinals

  May 27, 1995 in Sports on Page C4 When doubles partners Joe and Nick Tostenrude walk on to a tennis court, all the comparisons between teammates and family members become more than just a bunch of cliches. The …

• Austrian Extends Streak

  May 22, 1995 in Sports on Page C2 Thomas Muster solidified his status as French Open favorite and stretched his clay-court winning streak to 28 matches by overcoming Sergi Bruguera in four sets at the Italian Open. In …

• Miscellany

  May 21, 1995 in Sports on Page C2 Next month, Topps goes retro with gum in card packs that sell for 50 cents. Topps put gum with its cards until 1992, but there were two problems. The gum …

• Muster, Bruguera In Final

  May 21, 1995 in Sports on Page C2 Thomas Muster rallied past a self-destructing Wayne Ferreira to reach today’s final of the the Italian Open in Rome. The win extended his clay-court winning streak to 27 matches. Muster, …

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