51. Kafelnikov had a shaky service game, punctuated his eighth double fault, but held after two long rallies. 52. Maleeva staved off one match point, winning a long rally in which both players sprinted from sideline to sideline. 53. Now she found herself in long rallies and a slow-moving match against a teen-ager taking her time. 54. One long rally had Davenport scrambling from sideline to sideline, but she managed to chase down a backhand and yank it crosscourt for a winner. 55. On the next point, Kuerten ended a long rally by hitting a backhand volley that clipped the top of the net and dropped over for a winner. 56. Sanchez-Vicario dominated throughout, engaging the seemingly unfocused Spirlea in long rallies, with the Romanian repeatedly missing on returns. 57. Serving for the title, Sampras wasted two more match points, but clinched the match when Becker netted a backhand after a long rally from the baseline. 58. So I played my natural game of long rallies and it worked. 59. She won a long rally to make it deuce. 60. Serving for the title, Sampras wasted two more match points, but clinched it when Becker netted a backhand after a long rally from the baseline. |