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Thfl Morning News Tribune Monday Sept 3 1990 C3 Mac a winner but Martina falls short IAS Open "I know if the desire will ever be there 100 percent" said Navratilova IS who will miss the Open quarterfinals for the first time1 since 1980 and only the fifth time of her career really need that to play my kind of game If I feel like playing next year I Right now I feel like It but sure that will change in a couple of days" Navratilova had worked so hard to win at Wimbledon that it seemed as though she had nothing more at least mentally to give at the Open After her last victory she spoke of how uncomfortable die had felt playing and how she had struggled despite winning her Open matches In straight sets It wu almost If she knew her play up to par and she even cone close to winning her 19th Grand Slam championship took so much out of me that I really had a hard she said wanted to be up but I Jut kick it into gear" Navratilova could have blamed any number of circumstances for her loss There wu the 4-hour 20-minute McEnroe match that kept her off the court until 6:15 pm There wu the fact that she had to play 'at dusk which could have made it tough to see And most of the crowd which had given so much to McEnroe had filed out before her match began She over in the entire match it would be the one during that set when she failed to give her but when leading 4-1 "I tried to hit it hard but I take it seriously I should she said "It cost me the McEnroe unseeded in the Open for the first time in 13 years also had reason to celebrate Not much wu expected from him considering he had lost in the first round of Wimbledon and played from mid-February to mid-June In his 7-6 (8-6) 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 victory over Sanches whose brother Javier had lost to McEnroe in the first round McEnroe showed that he lost it yet probably why I wu able to do It because I feel the said McEnroe 10-1 in five-setters at the UK Open a lot of satisfaction in winning a match like this but be nice to take it a little attacking play 95 of his points came at the net gave Sanches trouble and in the end it wu serve one registered at 104 mph that caused the most trouble for Sanches who sprayed a service return on match point tennis is very Sanches uid he keeps playing like this and keeps his strength I think he can do -By Kelly Carter Dallas Morning Newt NEW YORK It wu ironic that on the day former champion John McEn- roe continued his comeback another champion Martina Navratilova had her chance at a fifth US Open title snatched away by a player who never had been any match for her The second-seeded Navratilova a part-time Fort Worth Texas resident i was upset in the fourth round Sunday 1 by Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere who experienced the great-r est moment of her career with a 7-5 1-6 5-5 victory at Stadium Court Earlier McEnroe won a thriller -over seventh-eeeded Emilio Sanches Also advancing were Ivan Lendl Gab-Mela Saba tint and Mary Joe Fem-i andes None of their victories probably meant as much to them as ninth-oeeded did to her I mean everything I have played LJor all these years" said the 2S-year-rrid and oldest of three sisters on the Kraft General Foods World Tour "It's i probably what I have lived for in my tennis 1 But for Navratilova who won a fecord ninth Wimbledon title this year it temporarily sapped the desire to "play the sport she has mastered so weu Hi talked about thou issues but use them an excuse "That is not the reason I she uid noting Maleeva-Fragniere had to play under the same conditions The reason Navratilova said Is that Maleeva-Fragniere who bu been ranked high No I in 1985 came into the match better prepared mentally Her practice session against a left-hander gave her confidence against Navratilova one of only two female left-handers to win the Open Despite the fact that she carried an 0-13 record against Navratilova into the match Including an embarrassing 0-6 0-5 loss in last Open that took only 44 minutes she eagerly awaited this one had to prove that I could but a good player in a Grand Maleeva-Fragniere uid "I really felt like today something would Maleeva-Fragniere making passing shots and returning serves like never before came back from a 1-4 deficit in the first set to win 7-5 despite double-faulting on her first set point in the 11th game If Navratilova could play one point The Associated Press Martini Navratilova says right now aha fool much like playing the US Open next year r- think we pulled this one Injuries to 3 workers cast pall over race By Steve Temptaman For The News Tribune IVSOLSON NOTEBOOK ers Jumped out to the track and began pushing car in an attempt to restart it The workers scrambled back and forth almost if they were unsure of whether or not they were supposed to be out there Track officials tried to divert the other drivers down an emergency route away from the stalled car but apparently Ribbs did not see them As car wu being pushed at the exit of the corner Ribbs entered from the other end By the time the workers came Into view it wu too late He attempted to avoid them swerving to his right but the workers ran right in front of him Kinch and Weeks the first two hit were knocked over by the left rear wing It is still unclear exactly what part of the car hit Hein but witnesses say he wu either hit by the left rear wing or the left front tire VANCOUVER BC Even though it wu a beautiful sunny afternoon for the inaugural Molson Indy Vancouver a very dark cloud loomed over the race track Sunday afternoon Silence engulfed the stands in Turn 3 of the seven-turn 1704-mile course spectators witnessed a very serious accident there in the race's 16th lap What happened is still unclear but what is known is that three workers were injured one critically when they were struck on the track by racer Witty Indy car while they were attempting to restart another stalled vehicle in the turn Joan Patrick Main of Montreal the most seriously injured of the thru wu admitted to Vancouver General Hospital Sunday afternoon following significant head injuries he suffered during the accident Hein underwent surgery and remained in critical condition early Sunday evening The other two workers were not seriously hurt Stephan Khtch of North Vancouver wu treated for abrasions cuts and bruises and released from St Hospital in Vancouver Bradley Weeks of Walnut Creek Calif wu undergoing treatment for injuries to his ankle and hand also at St Paul's Event medical director Keith Wong uid Hein wu instantly knocked unconscious when Ribbs struck him and hu remained so ever since This is apparently what happened: Canadian Rosa Bentley driving in his first Indy-car race stalled his car coming through the sharp S-shaped chicane in Turn 1 As car ut motionless the three corner wat shot at what hu been an elusive achievement during the 81-year history of Indy cars Us ere- ated quite a stir on tU circuit the past month and a half The only other person to win four straight was oddly another Unser uncle Bobby who did it in 1968 Three others Mean Emerson Fittipaldi and Bobby Rahal (Unset's teammate) have won three consecutive races Mean won three in a row in before Ton Sneva supped the string and three-in-a-row string wu broken by Fittipaldi while three-In-a-row string wu broken by Rahal winning streak in Toronto on July 21 in Michigan on Aug 5 and in Denver last weekend put him in the Indy history books with some of the best drivers Molson 1 ibontinued Horn Cl I crew had calculated that one last pit stop would be a must to finish the race stop took less than eight seconds but when he returned to the course he wu in second place wu praying he wu going to make another pit Unser uid following the race His prayers were answered Sullivan brought his Marlboro Penske Chevy into the pit three laps later and Little A1 took back a lead he never relinquished He guided his Chevy Lola T9 000 to 10-second victory over Sullivan whose four-second pit stop quick enough to make up the ground once he got back on the course Sullivan rlost all radio communication with bis pit crew late in the race so he wu not able to check with them on pit strategy 4 really know what happened but we Sullivan said I know is I kept looking at the dash and the gauge wu telling me I wu getting dangerously low on fuel Maybe if we had the radios we would have had a 'X victory gave him 30 valuable points and helped extend his lead in the season prints battle He now hu 161 48 ahead of Ms nearest challenger Rick Mean jwho wu fourth Sunday Pole win-fber Michael Andretti who retired halfway through the race due to a blown exhaust dropped to third with 115 points Andretti had taken the lead from Unser when the engine went really a Andretti said were running real good passing real easy and we really Harris Tyler may be finished with Seahawks By John Clayton The News Tribune i With Cortex Kennedy unsigned the Seahawks will keep one of two backup defensive ends either Jethro Franklin or Steve Alvord Knox must pick between veteran Nesby Glasgow or inexperienced RJ Kora for a backup safety Job Knox announce his list until Tuesday because he wants to place guard Warren Wheat on the injured list after he makes the 47-man roster Once Wheat goes on that list the Seahawks will re-sign one of their departed or will add another player from the waiver wire Perhaps the biggest decision involves starting middle linebacker Dave Wyman who hu missed all but three days of practice because of a strained muscle in his left leg knee feels better each day but every time he tries to do something on the field he aggra agent halfback Derek Loville is probably In Strong performances Friday by Derrick Fenner and fourth-round choice Chris Warren against the San Francisco 49ers probably locked up Jobs for thou two Punter Ruben Rodrigues kicker Teddy Garcia fullback Chris McLemore and wide receiver Willie Bouver more than likely will be let go this morning The Seahawks coachu face some other interesting choices Mike Morris hu the edge on Jamie Kim-mel for the deep-snapping Job Coach Chuck Knox must decide whether to gamble on the potential of former Detroit Lion John Fori who uw little action against the 49ers or stay with veteran Louis Clark Terry Obee and Bobby Edmonds return specialists who play receivers could also be out vates the injury If Knox determiMS that rest will help he might consider putting Wyman on the injured list for four weeks Plenty of decision remain Sopie might be difficult not uid Tyler who hu been beaten out by Travis McNeal and Ron Heller going to happen is going to happen I guess when your time to go goshawks notes According to published reports New York Jets halfback Blab Thomas received a contract worth 147 million a year Included in that deal is a $1 million signing hones of which (1 minion is deferred Kennedy is asking for around 14 million The Seahawks are offering around $1 million Rookie linebacker Nad Bol-ear ut out practice Sunday because of soreneu in his legs How did he feel about the streak a career highlight? he said with a giggle know a lot of people who have tried and gotten it so this feels Regardless of the outcome Sunday Al" hu been riding high in 1990 At the conclusion of event 12th on the 16-event circuit Unser had won a total of six races and had finished third twice Though it appears with only four races remaining he is well on his way to collecting his first CARTPPG World Series title Unser said it is by no mean over yet- are 60 prints left in the he said (else) can still get 11" KIRKLAND Protected by the Seattle Seahawks during Plan halfback Elroy Harris and tight end Robert Tyler suddenly feel exposed Thirteen players must go today and Harris and Tyler sense they might be among them Their playing time diminished during the final weeks of the exhibition schedule an indicator that their hopes of making the team good way things have been going Pm not surprised I play" said Harris the Seahawks' third-round draft choice last season 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