P392 CEEFAX 1 392 Sun 22 Jun 00:33/22 1/9 WIMBLEDON TITLE UP FOR GRABS This year's Wimbledon Championships could bj the most open for yjaru if the French Open is anything to go by. Seeds tumbled regularly at Roland Garros with two unheralded players winning the singles titles. World number one Pete Sampras has not been on the best form recently and a host of the top names have produced some indifferent performances. Tim Henman and Greg Rusjdski may njvjt have a better chance of bringing the men's title back to Britain. Football 302 Letters 321 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 Rugby 370 Racing 660 Agassi Brits News DrawsP392 CEEFAX 1 392 Sun 22 Jun 00:34/27 2/9 SAMPRAS CONFIDENT Former champion Pete Sampras feels hj can regain his crown after losing in last year's quartet-finals to eventual winnjt Richard Krajicik. Sampras won the title the previous three years and said: "I'm hitting the ball OK and I know I can get better so I feel confident about Wimbledon." He was unworried about his defeat by Jonas Bjorkman at Queen's last week. "Once you get through the first or second round at a Grand Slam you work your way in and become match tough." Football 302 Letters 321 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 Rugby 370 Racing 660 Agassi Brits News DrawsP392 CEEFAX 1 392 Sun 22 Jun 00:34/12 3/9 W"£££"£££"£££ KRAJICEK AIMING TO RETAIN TITLE Richard Krajicek comes into Wimbledon as second favourite and hoping he can repeat last year's surprise triumph. The big-serving Dutchman is anothjt player to rely on his delivery and came second to Koran Ivanisjvic in last year's ATP ace list with 969. He was the first Dutchman to win a Grand Slam title when he beat MaliVai Washington last year. His career has been hampered by problems with his knees but he enters the tournament in good form. Football 302 Letters 321 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 Rugby 370 Racing 660 Agassi Brits News DrawsP392 CEEFAX 1 392 Sun 22 Jun 00:34/37 4/9 IVANISEVIC AIMS FOR FIRST GRAND SLAM Big-serving Koran Ivanisjvic comes to Wimbledon determined to win a Grand Slam for the first time. The second-sjedjd Croat has been a semi finalist in the US Open, a quarter- finalist in Australian and France and twice a finalist at Wimbledon. He has the perfect game for grass - an under-rated volley and a good backhand slice to keep the ball low. His sjtvj however, remains his biggest weapon. A final appearance at Queen's last week should be the perfect preparation. Football 302 Letters 321 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 Rugby 370 Racing 660 Agassi Brits News DrawsP392 CEEFAX 1 392 Sun 22 Jun 00:34/22 5/9 KUERTEN UNFANCIED Newly-crowned French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil is unlikely to make an impression in SW19. He is not familiar with grass-court tennis and lost 6-1 7-5 to Greg Rusjdski in his first grass tournament at Nottingham earlier this week. "I just did not know how to play," said Kuerten, who has been seeded 11th. He meets emerging American Justin Gimjlstob in the first round and is in the same quartet of the draw as Michael Stich and Richard Krajicek. Football 302 Letters 321 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 Rugby 370 Racing 660 Agassi Brits News DrawsP392 CEEFAX 1 392 Sun 22 Jun 00:35/27 6/9 KAFELNIKOV STRUGGLING Yefgeny Kafelnikov is still struggling to regain match fitness aftez a long lay-off at the start of the season. Nicknamed Kalashnikov for the ferocity of his shots he is most famous here for being the man Tim Henman defeated last year to begin his run to the quarters. One of the hardest working players on the tour he played more matches than anzonj else on the tour last year. Kafelnikov won the French Open in 1996 but has yet to recapture that form. He is named as third seed hjti. Football 302 Letters 321 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 Rugby 370 Racing 660 Agassi Brits News DrawsP392 CEEFAX 1 392 Sun 22 Jun 00:35/22 7/9 BECKER GIVEN DECENT SEEDING Boris Becker has taken a dip in the rankings so will be grateful to the committee for his seeding of eighth. The three-times champion has been dogged by wrist injuries for a year, which first happened at Wimbledon 1996, and has dropped to 18th in the world. He missed the French Oprn but the seeding committee have taken into account his excellent record here. The 29-year-old has been runner-up at Wimbledon three times since his last title in 1989. Football 302 Letters 321 Cricket 340 MOSport 360 Rugby 370 Racing 660 Agassi Brits News DrawsP392 CEEFAX 1 392 Sun 22 Jun 00:35/14 8/9 PHILIPPOUSSIS A POTENTIAL CHAMPION Australian Mark Philippoussis is the one to watch this year as he iu bring tipped by many as a future champion. His pre-Wimbledon victory over Koran Ivanisjvic in the final at Queen's Club demonstrated his serving ability. He is now recognised as the fastest sjrvjr in the game, one being recorded at a frightening 142mph. The seventh seed faces fellow big- hitter Greg Rusjdski in the first round. Despite the Briton's upturn in form, Philippoussis should sail through Football 302 Letters 321 Cricket 340 MOSport 360 Rugby 370 Racing 660 Agassi Brits News DrawsP392 CEEFAX 1 392 Sun 22 Jun 00:35/23 9/9 CHANG HOPEFUL Tenacious fighter Michael Chang will be giving Wimbledon his best shot. Hi is physically unsuited to the grass game, standing more than 20 cns shorter than Richard Krajicek, and is sjedjd fifth as opposed to his ranking of two. But the American formjt French Open champion wants Wimbledon more than any othjt title. "In part as it's such a prestigious event and partly bjcausj people don't think I can win it," Chang said. 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