Clash of close friends
NZPA-AP Washington The top seeds, Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver, each defeated highly-ranked foes today to advance to the finals of the $150,000 Virginia Slims of Washington tennis tournament. Navratilova used a powerful serve and an imposing net game to beat
i Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, of West Germany, the fifthi ranked player in the world, i 7-5, 6-3, and Shriver [ struggled before overcom- • ing the baseline tactics of i the No. 7, Manuela Maleeva, ’ 6-3, 6-4. Navratilova and Shriver, close friends who teamed to win 109 straight doubles matches, will play for the championship today.
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Press, 14 January 1986, Page 40
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