Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: Virginia Slims/Kraft Tournament
From: <BUSBH@CUNYVM.BITNET>
Date: Thursday, 19 Nov 1992 09:52:27 EST
Organization: City University of New York/ University Computer Center

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To all RST participants,

Yesterday I attended the Virginia Slims/Kraft Tournament at Madison Square
Garden. When I arrived the Arantia Sanchez-Vicario vs Zina Garrison match
was beginning. Zina started off with a good lead of 5-2, when Arantia began
to come alive and won the first set in a tie breaker. (7-0) for a 7-6 first
set and a 6-1 second set. Zina, who played brilliantly in the first set
just lost all agressiveness in the second. It started off as a potentially
great match and fizzled to a mediocre one. Arantia was just steady and
used her topspin shots to her best advantage.

The next match was between Jennifer Capriati and Helena Sukova. Jennifer
started out slowly, making some great shots and then some sloppy ones. Helena
played steady and came to net when she could, usually winning those points.
There were some excellant exchanges at the net and most of those went to
Helena. As the set progressed, Jennifer began passing Helena more regularly
forcing her to stay away from the net. This first set also ended in a tie
break. The score (7-3) so the final score was 7-6, 6-1 in favor of Jennifer.
She played beautiful tennis in the second set with a slight let down on some
loose points, but over all a great game. Both women served well and the top
serve speed was 101 for Jennifer, but the average speed was 98. Not bad!
(First serves only.)

The third match was between Gabriela Sabatini vs Amy Frazier. A real mismatch.
Amy was totally out of her league, especially in the first set. Final score,
6-0, 6-2. Gaby was just taking it easy and played very steady tennis. There
was no way she could have lost. Frazier tried everything in her repertoire
only to hit the ball too long, say twenty feet, or too short, into the net.
I think Amy has a long way to go but her talents are there and time will tell
how she uses them. (Note: Amy was given an award for the most improved player.)

Over all the matches were good and the new facilities at MSG were great.

If only the jerk sitting in front of me would shut his mouth I would have en-
joyed the matches even more. It wasn't even that he was talking, as much as,
the level of his voice, LOUD and  L O U D E R. Even asking him to keep it down
didn't help. My friend and I had to move from our excellant box seats, to
lessor ones. Not bad for free tickets, though. :)  Thanks, Richard!!

Thats it for now, oh yes, the Budster I was informed, shaved off the beard.
Well, its true. The traitor, I thought he and I had a pact, we would never
shave until Jennifer won Wimbledon, I kept my part, obviosly he didn't. :))
Okay, so he never promised. :(( But, I did!! :)

Enjoy the Virginia Slims matches, the best is yet to come.

Howard
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