P333 C JFAX 373! Mon 27 May 00:12/24 R/UNION: WALES LOSE May 18 PROCTOR Full-mack Wbynj Proctor will miss Wales' opjnjng gbmj of their Australian tour after breaking h s nose. to meet Western Australia on W dnesdaz and hj could bj out for two weeks. Pontypridd full-back Crispin Cormack, who ma j the u d just bjfo e the start of the tour, will r plac Pro tor Coach Kevin Bowring said: "It is unfortunbte Wbznj got injured but thjsj physical training sessions are badly njedjd to get the side ready." Footdall 304 General 340 Cricket 340 Lat st 350 Rugby 370 Racing 380 RU Fixs Rowell Scotland HeadlinesP333 CJEFAX 333 Mon 27 May 00:31/48 1/10 TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN, Roland Garros £££££ ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ Defending champion St ffi Graf remains the woman to beat nine jars after she first won the French title. Roland Garros and the presjnc of Monica Seles is bound to sharpen the German's competitive jdgj. l t K k t j p team jvjnt and then bowed out of the Italian Open in the quarter-finals at the hands of youngster Martina Hinges. But she bounced back bz returning to winning ways on home soil in Berlin. Football 302 G njtal 320 Cricket 340 5 Latest 350 Rugby 370 Rbcing 380 Men Draw Open Men ParisNews TennisP333 CJJFAX 333 Mon 27 May 00:14/23 2/10 TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN, O Roland Garros The return of Monica Selis after a three-year absence is a major boost for the women's competition. win a fourth successive French title when she was stabbed in the back bz a spectator at Hamburg in 1:93. S l r tu n to action last ja j too late for Roland Garros but she reached the US Open final and then won th Asst alian title in January. hj joint top see ha had shouldj trouble but can njvjr bj discounted. Football 304 Genital 320 Cricket 340 Latest 350 Rugby 370 Racing 380 Men Draw pin M ParisN ws T nn sP333 CJEFAX 333 Mon 27 May 00:19/28 3/10 TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN, Roland Garros ££££££££ ££££££ ££££££££ ££ £ ££££££ Conchita Martinez has spent most of the year jockeying for position with fellow Spaniard Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in the world ran nos. The 1994 Wimbledon champion has lost both meetings with h Spanish rival this year, most notably in the Hamburg fi l jarli t s month. But Ma t njz regainj the world mum j three spot by beating Martina Hinge to win the Italian title a week later. She has yet to reach a Paris final and will bj determined to do so this time. Footdall 302 Genital 340 Cricket 340 Lat st 350 Rugby 370 Racing 380 Men Draw Open Min ParisNews TennisP333 CJEFAX 333 Mon 27 May 00:44/43 4/10 TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN, Roland Garros £££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ Fourth seed Arantxa Sanchez Vicario is likely to pose the biggest threat to a Steffi Graf-Monica Riles final if pbst performances are a reliable indicator. The tireless Spbniard has twice tasted success at Roland Garros and pushed Graf hard for the first first two sets in last year's final. She was involved in a memorable battle with Chanda Ruben at the Australia Open before losing 16-14 in the third. S nc i s t then but won in Hamburg recently. Football 302 General 320 Cricket 340 Latest 350 Rugby 370 Racing 380 Min Draw Open Men ParisNews TennisP333 CJEFAX 333 Mon 27 May 00:46/18 5/10 TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN, O . /, Roland Garros ££ £ £££££££ £ £ ££££ £ £££££ ££ Croatian Ivb Majoli has the chance to make a major name for hjtsjlf in Paris aft creep ng up the women's rank nos to hit curt nt lofty position. The 19-year-old fifth seed reached the last eight in Australia before bowing out to jvjntubl winner Monica Seles. But she m dj up o that n Tokyo a week later bz avenging that defeat on her way to taking the title. Majoli mby have a relatively low profile among tennis fans but is highly regarded bz her fellow professionals. Football 302 Genital 320 Cricket 340 Latest 350 Rugby 370 Rbcing 380 M a pin i w j n sP333 CJJFAX 333 Mon 27 May 00:33/33 6/20 TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN, Roland Garros £££££ ££££££££ ££££££££££ £ ££££ £ Sixth sjid Ankj Hubjt has risen high in the women's game without ever really escaping from the shadow of fellow Germbn Steffi Graf. She gave one of her best pj formancis ever to extend Graf to five sets in the 1:95 WTA Championships finbl. Hubjt built on that by reaching a first Grand Slam final in Australia before losing to Monica Selis. But she is still seeking the major season on the WTA tour. $] Football 302 General 320 Cricket 340 Latest 350 Rugby 370 Racing 380 Men Draw Open Men ParisNewu TennisP333 CJEFAX 333 Mon 27 May 00:33/18 7/10 ] TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN, I Roland Gartos Mary Pierce will again catty the weight of expectation as the best hope of home success for French fans. Pierce thrilled the Roland Gartos crowd bz demolishing Stiffi Graf two years ago, only to lose to Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in the final. She became the first Frenchwoman to win a Grand Slam title for 28 years bz taking the 1995 Australian title. Pierce's raking groundsttokjs remain a tilling sight and she recently reached the Italian semi-finals. Football 302 General 340 Cricket 340 Latest 350 Rugby 370 Racing 380 Men Draw Open Men ParisNews TennisP333 CJJFAX 333 Mon 27 May 00:38/43 8/10 ] TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN, Roland Garros Swiss prodigy Martina Hinges came of age on the senior women's tour when she upset Stiffi Graf at the Italian Open. It was a stunn ng res lt for th 15-year-old from Trubbach, who turned pro in October 1994 after dominating the junior ranks. Gabriela Sabatinj's withdrawal dui to a stomach muscle injury allowed Hinges to join the seeds at number 16. The girl named after Martina Navratilovb cannot now face sjedjd opposition until the fourth round. Foot ll 302 G nj al 3 0 Cricket 340 Latest 350 Rugby 370 Rbcing 380 M n D aw Open Men ParisN ws T nniP333 CEEFAX 333 Mon 27 May 00:46/58 9/10 TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN, Roland Garros WOMEN'S SEEDING LIST 1 S Graf Ger 9 L Davenport US = M Seles US 10 J Novotna Cz 3 A Sanchez V Sp 11 B Schultz-M Hol 4 C Martinez Sp 12 M Pierce Fr 5 I Majoli Cro 13 MJ Fjrnandjz US 6 A Huber Get 14 A Coitzjr SA 7 M Maleevb Bul 15 M Hinges Swi 8 K Date Jpn 16 B Paulus Art Football 302 General 320 Cricket 340 5 Latest 350 Rugby 370 Racing 380 Men Draw Open Men ParisNews TennisP333 CJJFAX 333 Mon 27 May 00:34/43 10/10 TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN, Roland Garros £££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ WOMEN'S SINGLES FINALS (1986-95) 86 C Evert bt M Nav'lovb 6-4 4-6 8-6 87 S Graf bt M Nav'lovb 6-4 4-6 8-6 88 S Graf bt N Zvjrivb 6-0 6-0 89 A Sanchez bt S Graf 7-6 3-6 7-5 90 M Riles bt S Graf 7-6 6-4 1 M l t S nch 6- 6- 92 M Selis bt S Graf 6-2 3-6 10-8 93 S Graf bt MJ Fer'djz 4-6 6-2 6-4 94 A Sanchez bt M Pierce 6-4 6-4 95 S Graf bt A Sanchez 7-5 4-6 6-0 Foot a l 3 2 G n al 3 0 Crick t 34 Men Draw Open Men ParisNews Tennis