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Article: Graf Favored In French

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May 23, 1994
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PARIS Monica Seles still is sidelined, Jennifer Capriati is in drug rehabilitation, Gabriela Sabatini is in a slump and Martina Navratilova is on the way out.

The French Open starts today with women's tennis in crisis - and Steffi Graf with no serious rival.

While the men's game has problems of its own, Pete Sampras has enlivened interest in the ...

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