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2TOIDC COL 23R1.QXD (Page 1) OID‰‰†KOID‰‰†OID‰‰†MOID‰‰†C The Times of India, New Delhi TIMES SPORT Wednesday,April 2, 2003 23 THE SPORTING WORLD AT A GLANCE Mongia wins Reuters Serena, 17-0, wants to be 36-24-36 INTERNATIONAL AP BASKETBALL Key Biscayne (Florida): timidating aspect of her National Basketball Association, start to finish Now that Serena Williams is game, but her foot speed is US TIMES NEWS NETWORK off to a 17-0 start this year, also remarkable. Because she New Jersey 110 Houston 86; Mil- Mumbai: India’s Nitin Mon- she has decided to buckle chases down almost every waukee 91 Miami 86; Philadel- gia had no hiccups on Tues- down and shape up. shot, Capriati totalled only 12 phia 118 Orlando 113 (OT); LA day, the second day of the Lakers 110 Memphis 94. A victory over Jennifer winners, and Belgian Kim World OK Dinghy sailing TENNIS championship being held off Capriati in the final of the Clijsters just six against WTA Tour Grand Prix de S.A.R. La Nasdaq-100 Open made it Williams in the semifinals. Princesse, Casablanca, Morocco Cidade de Goa, Donna Paula three titles in as many tour- ‘‘She’s probably the best 1st round: Marta Marrero (Spa) in Goa. According to infor- naments this year for mover in the game,’’ Clijsters beat 7-Iveta Benesova (Cze) 6-1 mation received here, the Williams. She wore down said. 5-7 6-2, Ludmila Cervanova (Svk) Asian Games bronze medal- Capriati in a two-hour Williams lost only one set beat Maria Antonia Sanchez- list won the third race. slugfest but said she needs to and 33 games in six matches Lorenzo (Spa) 6-1 6-4,Anastassia He leads the 25-strong fleet Rodionova (Rus) beat Martina with three points and is fol- get into better condition. at Key Biscayne, and the lop- Sucha (Svk) 7-5 5-7 6-3, 3-Henri- ‘‘I haven’t been to the gym sided results raised anew the lowed by England’s Nick eta Nagyova (Svk) beat Ruxandra Craig, who finished third on in about four weeks,’’ question of whether she has Dragomir Ilie (Rom) 6-3 6-4, 8- Williams confessed with a become the Tiger Woods of Cristina Torrens-Valero (Spa) beat Tuesday, with seven. In third sheepish laugh. ‘‘I think my tennis. She is the reigning Silvija Talaja (Cro) 7-6 (7-2) 1-6 6- place is Kiwi Ben Morrison, trainer’s upset about that. champion of all four Grand 2, 2-Rita Grande (Ita) beat Adriana 4th in the third race, with 11. And I had a Snickers the oth- Slam tournaments, and no Serra-Zanetti (Ita) 6-3 7-5. With winds starting at 8-10 er day. I don’t know how I one appears capable of end- WTA Tour Sarasota Clay Court knots and gusting up to 12-14, Classic, Florida, USA Mongia had just one anxious stay so fit.’’ ing her 39-week stay atop the 1st round: Ansley Cargill (USA) It’s a mystery and a mar- rankings. moment when he under- beat 3-Patty Schnyder (Swi) 6-4 tacked Kiwi Greg Wilcox but vel, because the 1.76-meter, Her sister, Venus, is a four- 2-6 6-4, Tamarine Tanasugarn 58.5 kg Williams is dominat- time Grand Slam winner and (Tha) beat Shenay Perry (USA) 7- he found an escape route and 6 (7-2) 6-2, Marie-Gaiane did not look back thereafter. ing the other players on the ranked No. 2. But Venus has Results (race positions in brackets): 1. women’s tour. For them, the lost five matches in a row to Mikaelian (Swi) beat Daja Be- Nitin Mongia (India) (1,1,1) 3; 2. Nick Craig Los Angeles Lakers’ Shaquille O’Neal (left) fights for a re- prospect of a fitter, faster Serena and was upset at Key danova (Cze) 3-6 6-4 6-2, 7- (Great Britain) (2,2,3) 7; 3. Ben Morrison (NZ) Nathalie Dechy (Fra) beat Denisa bound with Memphis Grizzlies’ Shane Battier in the 2nd quar- 11; 4. Joe Porebski (NZ) (5,3,6) 14; 5. Greg Williams is frightening. Biscayne by Meghann Chladkova (Cze) 6-4 6-2. ter in Los Angeles on Monday. Wilcox (NZ) (7,6,2) 15; 6. James MacAlistair Big strokes are the most in- Shaughnessy. AP (Aus) (8,5,9) 22. TOID20403/CR1/23/M/1TOID20403/CR1/23/C/1TOID20403/CR1/23/K/1TOID20403/CR1/23/Y/1 CMYK.
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