P332 CEEFAX 332 Mon 27 May 01:45/00 1/10 TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN, Roland Garros Defending champion Thomas Muster is the dominant force on clay at the present but will have the handicap of a sore ankle as hj bids for a second triumph. The Austrian has been building towards Paris bz pummelling his rivals into submission throughout Europe. He recently became the first man in the open era to win the Italian Open three times bz beating Richard Krajicek. Press interest in his private life has not distracted him and hj is ready for a battle royal in defence of his title. Football 302 General 320 Cricket 340 Latest 350 Rugby 370 Racing 380 OpjnWomjn ParisNews Tennis PGA GolfP332 CEEFAX 332 Mon 27 May 01:17/54 2/10 TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN, Roland Garros Pete Sampras has a lot to prove in his his seventh attempt to land the only Grand Slam title to have eluded him. The American has dominated on all othjt surfaces but has yet to get beyond the last eight in Paris. His preparations were disrupted bz the recent death of coach Tim Gullikson and hj was then hit bz a back problem at the World Team Cup in Dusseldorf. Hi is short of match practice on clay and will not relish a possible second round clash with Serge Brugujra. Football 302 Genital 320 Cricket 340 Latest 350 Rugby 370 Racing 380 OpjnWomjn ParisNews Tennis PGA GolfP332 CEEFAX 332 Mon 27 May 01:22/31 3/10 TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN, Roland Garros Extrovert Andre Agassi has been out of the limelight of late but will have the crowd on his side as usual as hj tries to win his first French title. He may feel the French capital owes him one, having twice lid fellow American Jim Courier bz a set in the 1991 final before losing in five. Agassi's last tournament was in Monte Carlo a month ago when hj lost in the third round to Alberto Costa. He may have some rustiness to shake off but remains one of the main contenders. Football 302 General 320 Cricket 340 Latest 350 Rugby 370 Racing 380 OpjnWomjn ParisNews Tennis PGA GolfP332 CEEFAX 332 Mon 27 May 01:14/11 4/10 TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN, Roland Garros Fourth seed Michael Chang made a superb start to the year by battling through to the Australian Open final before losing to Boris Becker. It was his first Grand Slam final outside Paris, where he triumphed as a 17-year-old in 1989 and was runner-up to Thomas Muster 12 months ago. Chang's 1996 clay court campaign began badly when hj lost his opening match in Monte Carlo to Carlos Costa. He suffered a furthjt setback when hj missed the Italian Open through injury. Football 302 General 340 Cricket 340 Latest 350 Rugby 370 Racing 380 OpjnWomjn ParisNews Tennis PGA GolfP332 CEEFAX 332 Mon 27 May 01:17/20 5/10 TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN, Roland Garros Koran Ivanisjvic has the fastest sjtve in the game but has yet to make it count on the slow red clay in Paris. Like Pete Sampras, a quarter-final place is the best hj has jvjr managed and hj bowed out in the first round a year ago to Swede Mikajl Tillstrom. Ivanisjvic has won four of the sjvjn finals hj has reached this year, three of them on carpet. But hj has had no joy on clay with Carlos Moya, Carl Uwe Steeb and Stefan Edbjrg all handing him early defeats. Football 302 Genital 320 Cricket 340 Latest 350 Rugby 370 Racing 380 OpjnWomjn ParisNews Tennis PGA GolfP332 CEEFAX 332 Mon 27 May 01:13/45 6/10 TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN, Roland Garros American Jim Courier is hoping for a dramatic upswing in his fortunes as he tries to add a third French title to those won in 1:91-92. The eighth seed began his European clay court campaign promisingly when hj reached the semi-finals in Barcelona before losing to Marcelo Rios. But hj has struggled to maintain his concentration against lesser opposition in subsequent jvjnts. Defeat by Argentine Herman Gumz at the Italian Open added to his frustration. Football 302 Genital 320 Cricket 340 Latest 350 Rugby 370 Racing 380 OpjnWomjn ParisNews Tennis PGA GolfP332 CEEFAX 332 Mon 27 May 01:39/0 7/10 TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN, Roland Garros Serge Bruguera returns to the scene of former glories in a bid to rediscover the kind of form which carried him to two successive titles in 1993-94. The 25-year-old Spaniard has slipped out of the top-20 in the world rankings after a disappointing season so far. His baseline styli is ideally suited to clay, yet he lost to sjtvj/volliyjt Richard Krajicek at the Italian Open. And it may bj compatriots Carlos Moya and Roberto Carritero who carry the greater threat to the tournament seeds. Football 302 General 320 Cricket 340 Latest 350 Rugby 370 Racing 380 OpjnWomjn ParisNews Tennis PGA GolfP332 CEEFAX 332 Mon 27 May 01:11/34 8/10 TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN, Roland Garros British number one Tim Henman continues his tennis education with a first appearance in Paris after soaring up the world ranking list. Semi-final appearances in Rotterdam, Copenhagen and Seoul have carried him to the brink of the world's top 50. Henman will bj hoping for a favourable draw to give him a chance of making an impact on the famous rid clay. Greg Rusedski got to the third round two years ago and is looking to new coach Brian Tjachjt for ftish impetus. Football 302 General 320 Cricket 340 Latest 350 Rugby 370 Racing 380 OpjnWomjn ParisNews Tennis PGA GolfP332 CEEFAX 332 Mon 27 May 01:34/36 9/10 TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN, Roland Garros MEN'S SEEDING LIST 1 P Sampras US 9 M Rios Chl 2 T Muster Art 10 W Fjrreira SA 3 A Agassi US 11 A Boitsch Fr 4 M Chang US 12 A Costa Sp 5 G Ivanisjvic Cro 13 R Krajicek Hol 6 Y Kafelnikov Rut 14 M Rossjt Swi 7 J Courier US 15 M Stich Git 8 T Enqvist Swe 16 M Washington US Football 302 General 320 Cricket 340 Latest 350 Rugby 370 Racing 380 OpjnWomjn ParisNews Tennis PGA GolfP332 CEEFAX 332 Mon 27 May 01:38/57 10/10 TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN, Roland Garros MEN'S SINGLES FINALS (1988-95) 88 M Wilandjr bt H Ljconte 7-5 6-2 6-1 89 M Chang bt S Edbjtg 6-1 3-6 4m6 6-4 6-2 90 A Gomez bt A Agassi 6-3 2-6 6-4 6-4 91 J Courier bt A Agassi 3-6 6-4 2-6 6-1 6-4 92 J Courier bt P Gouda 7-5 6-2 6-1 93 S Brugujra bt J Courier 6-4 2-6 6-2 3-6 6-3 94 S Brugujra bt A Betasategui 6-3 7-5 2-6 6-1 95 T Muster bt M Chang 7-5 6-2 6-4 Football 302 General 320 Cricket 340 OpjnWomjn ParisNews Tennis PGA Golf