French Singles: FERNANDEZ UPSETS KOHDE-KILSCH
Fourteen-year-old American Mary Joe Fernandez shocked fourth-seeded Claudia Kohde-Kilsch of West Germany, 7-6, 7-5, to advance to the quarterfinals of the French Open.Top-seeded Martina Navratilova, seeking her third French singles title in five years, eliminated Italy's Laura Garrone, 6-1, 6-2. The men's top seed and the 1984 winner, Ivan Lendl of Czechoslovakia, advanced with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 victory over West Germany's Damir Keretic. Meanwhile, French...
French Singles: Lord of le chart,
The Craic
RONAN Hardiman, who wrote the score for Michael Flatley's Lord Of The Dance spectacular, has hit the French Top 10.His solo LP Solas was released there under the title Les Amants De La Mer (The Lovers Of The Sea).This French version contains an extra track, Elle Donne, now at No. 9 in the French singles chart!The Dalkey-based musician, whose previous claim to fame was writing the theme music for RTE's 6pm news, is working on a follow-up to Solas.Almost...
French Singles: FERNANDEZ SURPRISES KOHDE-KILSCH IN FRANCE
Fourteen-year-old Mary Joe Fernandez shocked Claudia Kohde-Kilsch of West Germany 7-6, 7-5 yesterday and joined the two No. 1 seeds in the quarterfinals of the $2.6 million French Open Tennis Championships.Martina Navratilova, seeking her third French singles women's title in five years, beat Italy's Laura Garrone 6-1, 6-2, while Czechoslovakia's Ivan Lendl, who won the men's championship on the red clay courts of Roland Garros in 1984,...
French Singles: Tennis: Chris recrowns herself queen of France
Chris Lloyd won her seventh French singles title in Paris yesterday, recovering from an attack of nerves and a dreadful first set to defeat Martina Navratilova 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.It was the 70th match in their enduring rivalry and one of the most fascinating, chiefly for the extraordinary fluctuation in Lloyd's form.To begin with, when the wind was at its height, and the sky grey and heavy, she could hardly keep two consecutive shots in court. By the end, when the sun shone and...
French Singles: CENTURY'S TOP TENNIS PLAYERS
The top 10 male and female tennis players of the century as selected by a panel for The Associated Press: Men ROD LAVER: The "Rocket" is the only man to win the Grand Slam of tennis twice in 1962 as an amateur and in 1969 as a pro. Barred from majors 1963-1967 because he had turned pro. Major titles (20): Australian singles, 1960, '62, '69; French singles, 1962, '69; Wimbledon singles, 1961-62, 1968-69; U.S. singles,...