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1995 La Vanguardia 16 Abril DOMINGO, 16 ABRIL 1995 LA VANGUARDIA 29 FÚTBOL FÚTBOL Angoy será el portero titular Grave paso atrás del Lleida tras del FC Barcelona en el partido perder ante el Villarreal 32 de hoy ante el Real Oviedo CICLISMO Primera victoria de la temporada 431 Deportes para Miguel Indurain en Aragón 34 XLIII Trofeo Conde de Godó-III Open Renault Muster echará su último pulso ante Larsson DAGOBERTO ESCORCIA va definición: "Soy como un coche de fórmu- la 1. Necesito tener el chasis, las ruedas, todo I BARCELONA. - Magnus Lar- en buenas condiciones". Y en el Godo el co- sson, séptimo cabeza de serie, che está a punto. La máquina funciona. El ro- y Thomas Muster, noveno, bot está intacto. El animal devora a sus ene- ] disputarán hoy, a partir de las migos. Y el muro es de granito, aunque dice 14.30 horas (TV2), la final del que no come nada especial, que lo único que I Trofeo Conde de Godó-III hace es dormir, comer y jugar al tenis, que no Open Renault de tenis. Larsson es la última toma vitaminas ni calcio y que su entrenador esperanza de los que quieren ver a Muster de- cada día le repite que está dos kilos por enci- rrotado. Es el último rival que intentará en la ma de su peso. Increíble. central del RCT Barcelona probar si verdade- Kafelnikov reconoció que llegó a estar al ramente Muster es invencible. El último hom- borde de la desesperación. El ruso lo intentó bre que buscará finalizar con la racha de 15 todo. Pegó su derecha a las esquinas, buscó victorias consecutivas sobre tierra que avalan siempre limpiar las líneas, daba un golpe pro- la trayectoria de Muster este año. Larsson lle- fundo a la izquierda y otro a la derecha, sacó gó a la final tras batir ayer a Goran Ivanisevic bien, hizo dejadas. Quería romper la pelota por 6-4, 4-6 y 6-4 en una hora y 35 minutos. cada vez que la golpeaba. Iba a tope. Pero Muster aspira a conquistar el vigésimo sexto siempre se encontraba con el rubio austríaco título de su carrera (24 so- poniendo su zurda al otro bre tierra) después de batir B^^BB^B lado de la pista. Haciendo al ruso Evgeni Kafelnikov sprints en cada carrera que por 6-3 y 6-3 en 77 minu- El sueco, séptimo favorito, pegaba para llegar a todas tos. La final del torneo de las pelotas. Llegando a las dobles se jugará a las 12 batió a Ivanisevic por 6-4, dejadas y devolviéndolas horas y la disputarán An- 4-6, 6-4 y el austríaco, con golpes geniales. Deses- drea Gaudenzi-Goran perante. Para desanimar a Ivanisevic contra Trevor noveno, eliminó a cualquiera. Para tirar la Kronemann- raqueta al suelo, abando- David MacPherson. Kafelnikov por 6-3 y 6-3 nar la pista y decirle "juega La última vez que tú, yo no me voy a romper un sueco llegó a la final del Godo fue hace tres aquí más". Muster se ha ganado el cariño del años. Entonces Magnus Gustafsson cayó víc- público por el tesón y el espíritu guerrero que tima de una lección magistral de Carlos Cos- mantiene durante todo el partido en la pista. ta. La historia del Godo, no obstante, está lle- El no desanima ni cuando va perdiendo. Pue- na de triunfadores suecos. Aquí ganó Sven de que su juego no guste a algunos aficiona- Davidson, y también lo hicieron Bjorn Borg, dos, pero lo que todo el mundo debe recono- Mats Wilander y Kent Carlsson. No será fácil cer es que con Muster está garantizado el es- para Larsson sumar su nombre al de esos ilus- pectáculo. tres campeones. Su rival ha sido definido por Thomas, sin embargo, no se ve campeón: los propios tenistas como "la máquina", "el "Sé que si juego bien, sobre tierra puedo ganar robot", "el animal" y ayer Kafelnikov dijo a cualquiera y por eso no me sorprende haber que "es un muro. Cuanto más duro le pegas a vencido al quinto del mundo. Pero no me veo la pelota más rápido te la devuelve". Y hasta campeón. Ya estuve una vez en la final de este el propio Muster se atrevió a añadir una nue- torneo y la perdí", comentó Muster que, pre- cisamente, perdió el título en 1988 ante el también sueco Carlsson. Kafelnikov, que ayer probó bien la magni- tud del juego del tenista austríaco, lo ve imba- OPINIÓN tible. "Thomas está en una forma impresio- nante, pero, además, lo demuestra continua- Magnus Larsson y su mente. Creo que actualmente no hay nadie capaz de batirlo. Ni Andre Agassi a cinco sets peculiar forma de jugar podría con él. Sólo creo que un Sergi Bruguera en forma o Alberto Berasategui podrían de- • MAGNUS LARSSON, CON UN juego rrotarlo", comentó. muy personal, ha llegado a la final del El último rival que va a intentar batir a Godo por méritos propios, porque en Muster es Larsson. El sueco también está ins- los momentos importantes ha jugado pirado y en forma. Ayer, confirmó que es un mejor que sus respectivos adversarios. tenista completo. Ivanisevic, con 14 aces, no Larsson posee un variado repertorio de pudo batirlo. Fue un partido estratégico, muy DAVID AIROB armas terribles en su juego: un servicio pensado por ambos. Los dos son buenos juga- Magnus Larsson levanta los brazos tras proclamarse fínalista del Trofeo Conde de Godo que no es clásico en el movimiento que dores sobre pistas rápidas, donde ejercen la lo ejecuta, ya que cuando lanza la pelota ley del saque y la volea. En la pista central del hacia arriba lo hace de forma muy per- Tenis Barcelona apoyaron sus pies y ejecuta- LOS FINALISTAS sonal, aunque el impacto es perfecto; un ron una exhibición. Tuvieron paciencia en el golpe de derecha particularmente po- fondo de la pista y pasaron más bolas de lo tente que abre unos ángulos increíbles normal. Jugaron como dos hombres de tierra. que le permiten llevar siempre la inicia- No será esta vez la primera vez que Larsson tiva del punto; un gran control en las vo- se enfrente a Muster. Lo han hecho en cinco leas que, sin ser definitivas, son lo bas- ocasiones y la última vez hace poco, sobre mo- tante efectivas para dominar el juego queta en los cuartos de final de la Copa Davis. cerca de la red. Ganó Larsson que en los últimos tres enfren- El punto débil del sueco son los des- tamientos siempre ha descubierto cómo ven- plazamientos sobre la pista. Le hacen cer al austríaco, aunque sus tres victorias mucho daño el contrapié, un apartado siempre han sido sobre moqueta. del juego en el que Thomas Muster, su Los dos triunfos de Muster sobre Larsson se rival de hoy, es un auténtico especialista han producido sobre tierra. En este terreno, el y que puede convertirse en una de las sueco nunca ha podido con su rival de hoy. En claves de la gran final del Godo. Dadas tierra, Larsson siempre se ha llevado un "ros- las características de los dos jugadores, co", aunque son derrotas muy añejas: en Pra- un partido a cinco sets no debe asustar ga, en 1991 (6-3, 6-0), y en Montecarlo, en ni a Larsson ni a Muster: ambos poseen 1993 (6-2,3-6 y 6-0). una gran fuerza y resistencia física y una El campeón se adjudicará un talón de ilimitada confianza en sus respectivas 128.000 dólares (unos 17 millones de pesetas) posibilidades. y añadirá 270 puntos para sumar a su ranking, ANDRÉS GIMENO mientras que el finalista ganará unos 8 millo- nes de pesetas y sumará 170 puntos. Los cam- peones del doble ganarán 7 millones. • LA VANGUARDIA.
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