Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, May 23, 1993 TAG: 9305240003
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: From Associated Press reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Sampras defeated Michael Stich 6-4, 6-2 and Chang stopped Carl-Uwe Steeb 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), then the doubles team of Richey Reneberg and Patrick McEnroe beat Stich and Patrick Kuehnen 6-4, 6-3.
Spain, which the United States beat 2-1 Saturday, also had won three titles in the tournament's 16-year history. It was the Americans' seventh appearance in the final.
Despite being cheered by a home crowd of 7,800, Steeb wasn't able to hang onto a 5-2 lead against Chang in the second-set tie-breaker.
German coach Niki Pilic was disappointed with Steeb for squandering the lead on numerous errors.
"Even if you are leading 5-2 in a tie-break, when you make three errors you can't win," Pilic said.
Stich, the German Open winner, and Sampras - both serve-and-volley-specialists - played on even terms before the American capitalized on the only break opportunity to win the first set. The world's No. 1 player kept Stich busy with a blazing forehand, while the German countered with crisp backhand winners.
The U.S. team received $450,000 from the $1.75 million event.
\ MURATTI TIME: Spain's Jordi Burillo, a qualifier, upset clay-court specialist Andrei Cherkasov of Russia to win the Muratti Time International in Florence, Italy. Burillo, No. 161 in the rankings, beat Cherkasov, seeded fourth, 7-6 (7-4), 6-7 (7-9), 6-1 in 3 hours, 15 minutes for his first ATP Tour victory. Cherkasov's next match will be a tough one, too: He drew top-seeded Pete Sampras in a first-round match at the French Open on Tuesday.
by CNB