Sampras Wins Again

World No. 1 Pete Sampras, wielding an aggressive forehand to go with his big serve, beat fellow American Richey Reneberg 6-4, 7-5 in the Japan Open final in Tokyo, to win his second tournament in a row.

In the women’s singles final, top seed Kimiko Date forced errors with her sharpshooting and speedy retrieving to beat American Amy Frazier 7-5, 6-4.

At Barcelona, Spain, No. 1 seed Thomas Muster of Austria rolled over Marcelo Rios of Chile 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 to win the $925,000 Barcelona Open tennis tournament.