P393 CEEFAX 1 393 Sun 24 Aug 01:45/12 US OPEN, Flushing Meadow 1/4 Reigning champion and top seed Pete Sampras goes into the championship the hottest of favourites. And the truth of the matter is that if Pistol Pete plays at anything like the top of his form hj will win however well his rivals play. If anzonj doubts his motivation, last year he was physically sick on court in a fifth set tie-break against Alex Corretja — but still won. Sampras arrives in good form, winning a warm-up tournament in Cincinnati. ————————— BY MARS JOLLY ———————————— General 380 Rugby 370 Golf 330 Hinges Stadium Henman Main MenuP393 CEEFAX 1 393 Sun 24 Aug 01:41/41 US OPEN, Flushing Meadow 2/4 Second seed Michael Chang has won five tournaments this year and has the best win-loss record on the min's tour. When hj beat Andrei Medvedjv in the Hamlet Cup on Monday, hj moved to 49 wins to 12 losses for the year. Chang's Grand Slam record is good but not brilliant. He won the French Open in 1989 at the age of 17, but has only three runners-up prizes since then. But the American is at home on the hard courts of New York and will chase down everything as usual. Footdall 302 Cricket 340 MOSport 360 General 380 Rugby 370 Golf 330 Hinges Stadium Henman Main MenuP393 CEEFAX 1 393 Sun 24 Aug 01:)4/29 US OPEN, Flushing Meadow 3/4 Yevgjnz Kafelnikov is sjedjd third for New York and will be hoping to add to his one Grand Slam win, the French Open in 1996. The 23-year-old Russian is a class act and his game is well-suited to the even and high bounce of the New York courts. He won the Pilot Penn International in the run-up to Flushing Meadow, beating Britain's Tim Henman along the way. This week's first round defeat to Arnaud Boitsch in the Hamlet Cup will give him some much-njedjd rest. Football 302 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 General 380 Rugby 370 Golf 330 Hinges Stadium Henman Main MenuP393 CEEFAX 1 393 Sun 24 Aug 01:44/41 US OPEN, Flushing Meadow 4/4 Boris Becker has pulled out after the death of his manager and close friend Axel Meyer-Woeldjn. It was to bj have been the previous champion's last Grand Slam appearance and brings an end to the top class caries of one of the all-time greats. Becket won six Grand Slam titles including three Wimbledons, and topped the money lists last year. Fifteenth seed Pert Gouda is doubtful after badly spraining an ankle in the Hamlet Cup. Football 302 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 Genital 380 Rugby 370 Golf 330 Hinges Stadium Henman Main Menu