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Article: Tennis: Stich in form as Maleeva departs
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- August 27, 1996
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The United States Open was able to set aside all the rows over
seedings and torn-up draw sheets when tennis broke out yesterday.
It was good to see people hitting shots instead of calling them.
Michael Stich, who would have been among the seeds had not the
US Tennis Association been reminded of the Grand Slam rules,
advanced to the second round after a difficult match against Tommy
Haas, an 18-year-old German compatriot.
Haas, a qualifier ranked No 237 in the world, made an impressive
start to his Grand Slam career. He led 2-0 in the fourth set, only
for Stich to recover his form, forget a sore shoulder, and win 6-3,
1-6, 6-1, 7- 5.
Only a fortnight ago, Haas reached the quarter-finals of ...