Wimbledon mood dips as players flee early exits
At Wimbledon the first week ends with many players ducking the grounds after losses. Stefan Edberg and Steffi Graf depart swiftly, while Michael Stich and Andre Agassi mix restraint and sarcasm. Lendl and Courier also breeze away as fans face the emptying stands and a grass-court grind that favors few.
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Wimbledon
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Church Road
Stefan Edberg
London
Edberg
Andrei Medvedev
Steffi Graf
Germany
Lori McNeil
Michael Stich
Bryan Shelton
Stich
Heathrow
Wimble down results highlight seeded struggles and comebacks
In men s matches Alexandr Volkov defeated David Prinosil 7 6 3 63 63. Christian Bergstrom swept Jordi Burillo 63 65 64 despite low ranking. Burillo had never played grass before. In women Zina Garrison Jackson advanced after Laura Golaria withdrew trailing 6 4 4 1. Helena Sukova beat Silvia Frankl 6 3 6 2 after being elevated to 17th seed. Navratilova set to meet Sukova in the fourth round and joked about beating her after past losses.
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Germany
David Prinosil
Christian Bergstrom
Sweden
Jordi Burillo
Spain
Bergstrom
Zina Garrison-Jackson
Laura Golaria
Italy
Helena Sukova
Mary Pierce
Silvia Frankl
Sukova
Navratilova
Claiborne stalls legends and Lure eyeing Breeders Cup
Claiborne Farm holds a stall for historic champions Bold Ruler Secretariat and Easy Goer, though none own them now. Lure, owned by Claiborne, seeks a third Breeders Cup win with a final start on Nov 5 at Churchill Downs after a summer of races led by the $500,000 Caesars International Handicap at Atlantic City. Star of Cozzene and Paradise Creek may also run as others like Fourstars Allstar loom in the field.
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Paris
Bold Ruler
Secretariat
Easy Goer
Atlantic City
Star of Cozzene
Bob Levy
Paradise Creek
Fourstars Allstar
Lure the American mile star eyed for European race
Paradise Creek racer Lure, after winning two Breeders Cup Miles, drew interest from Japan but was rejected by Clainborne Farm president Seth Hancock who warned about selling parts of the operation. Hancock notes Lure’s European appeal and hints at a possible Sussex Stakes appearance at Goodwood on July 27.
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Europe
America
Goodwood Race Course
England
Signs Of Progress At New Hampshire International Speedway
Bulldozers leveled a 30 acre plot for parking while garages rise on a marshy infield. A 66,000 seat grandstand and four suites boost NHIS capacity as Gary Bahre aims to improve the Slick 50 300 on July 10. Rusty Wallace seeks another Winston Cup win amid a points battle with Ernie Irvan, while Team Penske eyes a potential Indy and Winston Cup sweep led by Unser and Tracy.
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Gary Bahre
Bahre
Rusty Wallace
Michigan International Speedway
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Dover
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Michigan
Ernie Irvan
Roger Penske
Unser Snatches Pole From Mansell At Portland Race
In Portland Nigel Mansell sweated through a near record effort but Al Unser Jr. edged him for the pole in the Budweiser G I Joe 200. Unser clocked 116.861 mph in the final minute to beat Mansell and top Emerson Fittipaldi and Paul Tracy on the front row for Sunday’s 102-lap event.
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al Unser Jr
Portland International Speedway
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Portland Poe
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
Tracy
Jacques Villeneuve
Jimmy Vasser
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