TENNIS ROUNDUP : Shriver, Garrison Squabble
An on-court flare-up between Pam Shriver and Zina Garrison-Jackson overshadowed their quarterfinal match Saturday at Birmingham, England, which Garrison-Jackson won, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
During the match, played on an indoor court because rain made grass-court tennis unplayable, Shriver fired the ball at Garrison-Jackson and swore at her opponent’s fans.
Garrison-Jackson was fuming after the match.
“I couldn’t believe that she didn’t get a warning,†Garrison-Jackson said. “I heard some of the things she was saying about me like calling me stupid. I would never say things like that about her.â€
Shriver said that she would apologize to Garrison-Jackson for her behavior on what she described as “not a good day.â€
“Anyone who plays long enough has these matches,†she said. “On the court you get stretched physically and mentally and things happen. That’s competition.â€
Shriver is president of the Women’s Tennis Assn., and Garrison-Jackson is on the board of directors.
“I’m seriously thinking about resigning,†Garrison-Jackson said. “She’s supposed to be our leader, and it’s going to be a major conflict for me from now on.â€
Other quarterfinal winners were fifth-seeded Lori McNeil, 17-year-old Chanda Rubin and Larisa Neiland of Latvia.
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Top-seeded Thomas Muster of Austria and qualifier Jordi Burillo of Spain won semifinal matches in Florence, Italy. Muster defeated Alex Corretja of Spain, 6-4, 6-3, and Burillo ousted Haiti’s Ronald Agenor, 6-4, 6-4.
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Defending champion Wayne Ferreira outgunned Todd Martin, 6-7 (7-2), 6-3, 7-5, in the semifinals of the Queen’s Club grass-court tournament at London to set up a showdown with his doubles partner, Michael Stich.
Stich saved four match points before beating Australian Jamie Morgan, 5-7, 6-4, 8-6.
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Arnaud Boetsch of France reached the final of the Continental Grass Court Championships at Rosmalen, Netherlands, beating fourth-seeded Alexander Volkov of Russia, 6-3, 6-3.
The other semifinal was suspended because of rain, with Australian Wally Masur leading third-seeded Mal Washington, 7-5, 3-3.
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