The Age from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia • Page 23

I i In 'W 4 As -if ES-Ui Bv BJCHAftD YAUOf 1 to step out Into the open, In the way Pat Cash did," he said. -Right now there's not one player we can look up to. Maybe if someoae can win a couple of Grand Prix tournaments it witt spark as." For Canter, ranked 91 when the. totuivament becaa, was the breaWmmghlieaad twen waiting for after several tars to the wilderness. He wasa 14 year-old junior star (and the first 14-year-old ever io nave an, ATP ranking), but he seemed to get lost after that He played as an amateur until two years ago, and this was his fifth season in Australia.

"The breakthrough has come he said. won a cou-. pie of rounds in Hong Kong, then I got the jitters. It way just a matter of time, and overcoming nerves. Today, and in yesterday's semifinal (when he beat a heavy Mark Edmondson who showed his lack of singles fitness)! was very calm, for some reason.

When you're rer laxed you play your best tennis. "I felt the reason I won was that I was more relaxed. I could see Peter was getting nervous and uptight" The swirling wind provided he lost serve for 35 in the second' set He served two double faults and made one- volleying rror. "It's something psychological," Doohan said after the defeat "I play good tennis an week, then I In the final. It's emharrassing." -J -It may well bemenfal as Doohap has won Grand Prixt tournaments before last year in Adelaide and he won all the satellite tournaments; before the grass court circuit began.

Nor is therc any doubting his effort or commitment If anytbing, he was over-tense yesterday; snouting at' himself in frustratioc He saldit had nothing to do with the tonslllitis he has been treated for this week. "Physically I wasn't in any trouble. I didnt play too smart on the big points," Doohan said. A symptom of Doohan's malaise -was the midweek tennis fresh air: shot he played at a key point in the third set Canter, having broken serve already, was serving at; 4-3, 15-alL He put up' swirling last-gasp lob which hovered Over the net and Doohan, who could have patted it away for a winner, awkward and Canter hit IS dooJsoe fma. was scrappy, ditftated 'affair, although Duoatt, fcSMirj down on the et wftfe jhia servtHroOey attack, andta more stylish Caster both, 14 Ctfr mo-, ments.

The Amertae rather more of them at he-jSewL when it counted, and fee wa be teaorflng back happily to WfUm producer father. Mark. Kraftmann'a challenge ended disappointingly against Doohan on Saturday afternoon. Kratzmann could do with some of Doohan's doc-edneai, as the fight seemed to be up once hebad been broken In the ninth game; of first set, after tending At least he has si Grand Prix semi- final to build ear when fee begins his 1886 campalgh. The "Aussie Greats" doubles competttton was won ty the veterans Ken RosdwaUaad Mai Anderson, who defeated the.

favorites, John Newcombe and Tony Koehe, in three sets. If Harry Hopman's death has left a vacuum in Austra- lian tennis, Rosewall; at 51, is there providing inspiration. Still we keep looking backwards. Vic junior sent home SYDNEY. Victorian, junior John Arbanas was today sent home from the Coca-Cola Austra- -lian Junior Masters tournament at White aty for bad behavior.

The lfryear-old Arbanas was banished after repeated counts of bad court demeanor, Arbanas was a late inclusion In the under 16 age category after Queensland's Shane 3arr, consid-, ered one of the brightest pros- pects on the, Australian' scene, withdrew. He had been first reserve for the titles which feature round robin matches between the top eight players in the under 12, 14 and 16 age groups. Tournament spokeman Barry McMillan said toatArbanas's bed court demeanor had forced' his dismissal. Ray Ruffels, head coach of the Australian Institute, of Sport, said that despite Arbanas expulsion the standard of behavior in junior tennis in Australia had improved dramatically over the past two years. Jonattum Canter, a year-old American, yesterday inflicted on Australia its worst tournament year since the war when he defeated Peter Doonan, from New South Wales, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 in tbe final of the Jason Vic-torian Open.

Doohan'3-second successive final loss, following last week's defeat by Eddie Edwards in Adelaide, means that for the first time since the pre-war era Australia has gone through the whole tournament year without winning an event In past years people like Brad Drewett and John Fitzgerald have averted the blushes by winning events in places like Cairo and Hawaii, but this year, when Australia has given its worst performances for years at Wimbledon and the -US Open, we end with a blank scoreboard. Not only Harry Hop-man's death was mourned yesterday afternoon at Kooyong. Doohan seemed to have hit some kind of mental block when Lendl on By JULIE CART It's been a topsy-turvy tennis year. Almost by default, Ivan Lendl is laying claim to the No. 1 spot Fair enough, but' there is grumbling in some quarters.

What about everyone's favorite teenage redhead, Boris Becker? Yes, what about Boris. The West German bedazzled the watching world while blitzing through diving around the grassy lawns of the All-England Club. But after that? Well, let's see: There was the beach at Monte Carlo, the discos in Sweden, the shops in Tokyo, you get the picture. Becker is a wonderful athlete and, with his body-sacrificing style, has already made a significant impact on tennis, but yon cant rank him No. 1 on the basis of one win.

Plenty of time for yeu, Boris. What of the Swell Swedes? Mats Wllander won the French Open and did well in the US Open, reaching the semi-finals, but he's shown he's capable of long lapses. He lest in the first round ef Wimbledon and weat by default he lost in the quarter-finals, bis patience had worn thin, and his petulance was shewing. Among the women, it looked as if Martina Navratileva and Chris Evert Lloyd would continue their dog-and-pony shew If it's a final it must be Martina and Chris. But Hana Mandltkova, who went to the same charm school as McEnroe, broke out and wen the US Open, te relieve the doMrums.

Still, rank Navra-' tliova No. I and Lloyd (again) No. i. top of the Ivan Lendl the man from this season five months without winning a tournament Nope, you don't get-points for being a nice guy, at least on the computer Elsewhere in Sweden: Stefan Edberg, he of the Mgh-kleking serves, at last fulfilled the Brem-ise foretold by his junior career Edberg was the first person to win the Junior Grand Slam. But, until his Impressive wln in the Australian Open, Edberg failed to even get te the final of a 'Grand Slam tournament Bjtrn- Borg, the sentimental favorite; could get votes for his iS'iloaHOjMCl LigMer 1 flctwti WAYNE UIMfY; 13 double faults, still won the Vtc Sbcrt src.d wins surf classic HONOLULU, 29 Dec.

Sydney's Mark Occhilupo battled two to 4.3-metre waves at the Banzni Pipe-line here to win the SUS25M (SA36.873) Marul Off Shore Masters surfing classic. ir Second, third and fourthplaces went to Hawaflan surfers Itonnte Burns. Max Medeiros and Mickey Nielsen, respectively. Queensland's Wayne Bartbolo-mew was fifth and Michael Ho of Hawaii sixth, Ho sixth, coupled with his records in two previous ineetinftof the Coors triple crown of awfisjrf-gave him the overall title. TENNIS: Wimbledon Boris Becker has called helm Bunaert to be fired tain of the West German Cup team and replaced by his per sonal trainer, Guentner Booca In an interview wtth massrcirculation 'Blld- oaoer.

Becken .18. said' hadkeen oflittle helptotber. ers in West Germany's 3-2 daJt, by Sweden in last weekend's Davis Cup final In Munich. Becker said: "Bungert was a player, Bosch is a trainer.Ther4ris a world of difference betweca trainers and piayers. Bosch sees things that you as a player do adt Becker said.

Bosch couU feam helped West Germany's seeea singles player, tflchart Weatpsa. beat SwedecV Stefan Edberg the decisive fUial rabber. Bungert tots ta fee did ant holBeckeisreMrksolaittae -player and befieyed ke, was "s-y a mouthpiece for the men bekil 4 CHESS: Gary Kasparov, ifeje youngest: ever ckeas clHj pioa, could iilay fesressr; Bobby Fker, ta tttjj: of the Iteiept fcr lixl in riewYeriaextXaae, v-vte'a Sokurf 1 chaniptnl for V'J- MA of rectect 1 Peter Doohan: choked after playing goodlennis all week went for a tremendous swing and missed 1 "It's shots like that which make yon lose Doohan said. Cantersawlhat as the deciding point in the match, feeling his opponent would not be able to pull himself Doohan also had been about becoming the first Australian to win a tournament however humble in prize-money) it might be. -s! -Hl have a feeling all of the Australians are waiting for someone Hana Mandlikova: the same charm school as McEnroe comeback" in a series of exhibitions against -John McEnroe.

Even if the matches lack consld-eratiea on their artistic merit, Borg would still rank high in yeaiend earnings. The matches against Borg seemed to be among 'the few McEnroe could win this season. It feat been a tumnltueusear for McEnroe. He failed to win a major title (net Just a Grand Slam, a major). More glaringly; McEnroe failed te handle the defeats and accumulated frustrations.

By the Australian Open, where Pfckm WATNCiUbitY by the talented Posk-Split team 1 ADELAIDE r- Australian junior ironman champion Darren Mercer turned the tables on rival Guy Leech to win the Kellogg's Nutri Grain Ironman Chailenge at sub- urban Glenelg beach yesterday. i The was just revenge for the 18-yeaf-oid from the Aus-tinmer club in New South Wales. He finished second to Leech in the Foster event at Manly when be took a wrongjturn in the But yesterday Mercer made no mistakes and finished the ruel- Cowtkdd winner teach in iech, from the JtfaoJy Surf life 'Saving Club, finished in fellow Jew. South wt i i Try iwwximJS Jtfvm i2 it ciob luraer 31 world mm? -W "fWi i Taylor composed and admirably defiant i ollock 'sills rebel pace 5 By ALAN SHIELl $fURBAN; 29 Dec. Rebel pace- en can KacKemann ana Koaney ogg rocked South Africa with a ve-wlcket burst which brought fe into a game that had looked nam to end in a tame draw.

mining uicu cai ly vituiio war Springbok Graeme Pollock, ttoho was bowled by Rackemann nor six, as South Africa limped to g37 at lunch. The rebel team of Australia, described as second-rate and without four key players because of injury shook the Springboks' massive ego with courageous play yesterday and today. The rebels, resuming at 8334, finished with a deficit of only 34. Then Hogg and Rackemann, who took five wickets each in the first innings, humbled South Africa's top-order batsmen to have the Australians sniffing an improbable victory. -n South Africa's plunge began iwhen Hogg removed Jimmy Cook 2) and Peter Kirsten (5) in the ''Space of eight balls in his third and fourth overs and Rackemann fired out Pollock and Ken "McEwan (5) in his sixth and seventh overs.

Victorian Mick "Squizzy" Tay-'lor inspired the Australians' reviv--al with a brave 109. He was 'supported by resolute little Greg -Shipperd (59 in four hours) and "Stubborn Steve Rixon (20 in an hour) and power-hitting Tom Ho-; -gan (53 in 85 minutes), which 'seemingly: ensured the match -would be drawn today. Even on the slowest of pitches, "a South African win had looked possible when the Australians -slipped to 5185, still 59 runs from -avoiding the follow on. But Taylor remained composed and admirably defiant, collecting ituns in his workmanlike manner and occasionally producing a gem of a stroke. He hit a six and 12 boundaries and faced 170 balls in 222 minutes.

I There's 'nothing flashy about Jaylor. His cricket reflects his personality good, straightfor- and honest He got into the only because the injured Graham Yallop withdrew. The absence through injury of -Yallop and Steve Smith and pace-men Terry Alderman and Rod McCurdy left the rebel Australians with a severely depleted line-up. is no doubt that the Springboks have a world-class I The belief here is, that Give team could match it with Test-playing country apart the West Indies. But the big surprise was the lposeness and.

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k1 i' 1 3 HTle' Vic retained the Gordon yman Shield, which the teams Cyfor each-year atoee it ertetf' foat. yeen ago -by fc aii, of vj; an', -ns-i- S4COM kmmi MST ItMcCW reui Were it only so simple among the men. Process of elimination -gives us LendL the changed Czech. He's got a new diet, a new game (golf) and a new coach to advise Mm on footwork. Whatever combinations of the above, Lendl has had the most consistent year among the men.

He woh the US Open and carried an Incredible winning streak to the Australian Open' r- since September, Lendl had won 27 straight matches. Los Angeles Times Yugoslavians on the ball Last week, the IS members of the Yugoslavian water pel club Peek-Spilt, on tear in Australia, were taken te a pub oa Phillip Island for loach. They devoured, among ether things, eight loaves of bread between them, prompting a Vletorias effieial to quip: rnese guys eat like elephants. Unfortunately" for the Victorian sMe however, they do not resemblt elephants in the water. On Saturday eight Peak-Spilt, cored a reseusdlag Il-M vie-1 tery ever tbe state sMe at Rleh-1 mend te fellow its 1742 victory; on Friday night The.

matches said a let about the standard ef competition in notfceeuatrjes. At the 114 Lee Angeles Olympics, the Yeosla vianewontttGold Modal In the absence of the Russians, and, ae-; cording to eoach Vlaho Mite A vie, water polo istfee No sport, fellowlas soeceruAlhtme. using Its tear of Australia (it says autches in Perth and Sydney'kef ore feeadV lag heme oa ft Janaary) as a warrn-o tke secMd part ef its homo wtX gets under-way in-nUd-Febfviry feere'keeause' we' know that the Victorian team Is a very serlossparing partner," Aclc said. "It te a good way te gtveeur youngsters seme match practice.1'; The Potk side Includes two Geld Medallists from LA cap-tala Milivtj Bebic and Deal Lo-sie, who has. spent a decade playiag wtth Peak.

Bebic, apart troai lAtriumfks la the lateraa-tional arena, Is weJMcaewa back home as tee maa who scored IS goals in one match. -J GARRY LINNELL Jonathan Canter, despite serving torian winds mile apart Both were 35. nautical miles behind Flying Colours. -Two nautical miles back was the Ben Lexcen-designed 49 foot- er Yoke (Robin, Hewitt), which slipped from second to iourth place on Sunday. Ken Page Ruf- i flan was a further mile back in fifth place.

1 'As they entered1 Storm Bay and the Derweat, yachts encountered sught sea breezes of six to 10 knots. Charles Jacobsen's 36 'footer Darnel was last night leading a handicap, foUowed by Eastern' Morning (Alan Collins) and -Noe-. leen (Ken King). In the performance handicap i division Iieola, the onty rboat-to start in aU Melbourne to flobart races, was in a grand twaukm at i me head of the competeion. The veteran, skippered br Geoff 1 Wood, revelled in heavy winds but win conditions moderating, second and thirdiilaced: yachts Cbariotte of Cerberus and Trident looked likely to catch her in the last part of the race.

the Port DalrvraDle Yacht Club in Laujiceetoa cele-' brated as two of its yachts won.1 sections of the Melbourne to Devonport race. The club's first triumph came when Dennis Wiven's 4 footer Adams Apple took line honors 1 the ISO nautical mile she sailed acrossihe ZstZk Kaeat i 1.30 pm on Saturday, Adams Apple was only one, fcoer. 14 minutes ouhdde the race record set by lock Sturrock Gretel in 1976. rrf eysyaney ItoEi. Mc cook 22 to coontott taw nre, Second placer-eirf GtUiQaick) i cTOBsegjta an lummk.

I Port Ms 2o i By HUGO KELLY and AAP Flying Colours, tbe yacht Kel Steinman designed Using a per-formance evaluattoa nautical miles from winning the TAA Melbourne to Hobart race. UntiT yesterday afteraoon the 52-footer, skippered' by John Lake, looked like breaking Hel-sal's 1976 race record after favor-side conditions helped -her dear: from the rest of the fleet Winds moderated however, foiling -the1 chance of a record. To break Hebal's mark of two days, seven hours, IS minutes, Flying Colours needed to finish by 10.18 last night Light winds gust-tag to 10 knots, however; slowed down the whole fleet, which -had made good progress along the west coast.of Tasmania; on Saturday. Race organisers last night predicted that Flying Colours would finish shortly after midnight Flying Colours cleared away from her chatlengefs, fellow San-drtngham Yacht Club entrant Rimfire (Eddie WaU-SmHh); and Risky Business (Richard Ed-. munds), which were la a tight duel for second place, less than a caught up a bit in the swim.

My little brother was right up there and he made me pull: my finger out i "The MaUbu Jtatwaysmy best leg and I fell good so Was just sitting with Lesck tart taesktr was happy I EL ik front durisxtbeiialwastofrontet Manly and I was sure I could do it But I was worried about him (Leech) 3 the finish i 'ttae," Mespcrr- aim is to: wJs4Cf 71 yasav Ti ft Victorian goalkeeper Ian McGuinness is powerless to stop another goal takes the right turn aiid rgetsltis revenge ti. Ironman it hi If oa Rrioay. Oueenslander Mark Bennetts took the.early lead and. was first into the water fofthe second-leg; a two kilometre swim. But he was overcome by stom- ach cramps during the swim and was toeoaiyoM of the 4i starters forced to pqU out of the event Leech took the lead at the ead oftheswlm.sligktiyaheadof Iter' cert youngerrntkerDean idl-lowed by Newman and- then i "'-Ettt Darren Mezcermoved up to second place midway through the et kaaeii ffa and the three iakmetrLl5ri board 'wak4jii! ei up SO -tred Ufti tieir idsil-xt Kt -tSketra, rw tis tm-iim tu4lll so bidM Vi- rr 'C3? kr sr 4 i hOJunaaalrel ti.

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