Evert struggles
NZPA-Reuter 1 Key Biscayne, Florida The second seed American, Chris Evert, aged 33, survived a two and a half hour struggle with the fifth |seed, Helena Sukova, i of Czechoslovakia, to | join three teenagers in the semi-finals ofi the SIUS2.I million International Players tennis championships yesterday. I Evert came back] after dropping a thrilling and emotionally draining first set tiebreak 8-10 to beat Sukova 6-7, 7-5; 6-4. , The world No. 1 Steffi Graf, aged ] 18, the top seed 1 and ] defending champion, powered her
way past fellow West German; Claudia ! Kohde- I Kilsch, 6-3, 6-1, in] a quar- ! terj-final ] earlier ] in the ] day. ] Graf’s ] semi-final I opponent! will be] the 18- i year-old Stephanie Rehe, who rallied to upset the ninth seed American, Barbara Potter, | ! Women’s singles,! quarterfinal : round: : ( 15-Mary] Joe Fernandez (U.S.) beat Etna! Reinach (South Africa) 6-2, 6-3; 1- i Steffi Graf (West Germany) i beat 6-Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (Wiest Germany) 1 6-3, 6-1; ' Stephanie! Rehe (U.S.) beat 9-! Barbara Potter (U.S.) 5-7, 63, [6-4; 2-Chris Evert (U.S.) ; beat 5-Helena ! Sukova (Czechosiovakia)6-7 (8-10), 7- ']] 7 'M ' I.
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