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Sampras, Seles shocked

KEY BISCAYNE, March 24: World No 1 Pete Sampras was ousted by South Africa's Wayne Ferreira 0-6, 7-6 8-6, 6-3 here at the 4.6 million Li...

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KEY BISCAYNE, March 24: World No 1 Pete Sampras was ousted by South Africa8217;s Wayne Ferreira 0-6, 7-6 8-6, 6-3 here at the 4.6 million Lipton Championship tennis tournament.

Former top-ten player Ferreira saved two match points in the second-set tie-breaker before toppling Sampras in the third round of the ATP and WTA event yesterday.

Now the US star could be dethroned from his 102-week perch atop the men8217;s tennis world by number two-ranked Czech player Petr Korda, third-ranked Marcelo Rios or Britain8217;s Greg Rusedski.

In women8217;s play, world No 5 Monica Seles was ousted and American Serena Williams, the bead-tressed sister of teen star Venus Williams, has a quarter-final date with world No 1 Martina Hingis.

Results 3rd round: Anna Kournikova Rus bt Monica Seles 7-5 6-4; Serena Williams US bt Patty Schnyder Swi 6-0 4-6 6-3; Martina Hingis Swi bt Sandrine Testud Fra 6-3 5-7 6-2; Venus Williams bt Rita Grande Ita 6-1 6-4; Jana Novotna Czech Rep bt Anke Huber Ger 6-2 6-2 ;Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Spa bt Maria Venton Ven 6-2 6-1.

 

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