Shanghai finals washed out
Ivanisevic, Chang, doubles teams to play Monday
Posted: Sunday October 11, 1998 12:18 PM
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Chang (right) has a 5-4 record against Ivanisevic AP |
SHANGHAI, China (Ticker) -- The final between Croatia's Goran Ivanisevic
of Croatia and American Michael Chang was postponed until Monday
thanks to Sunday's rain at the $315,000 Heineken Open hardcourt tennis
event.
The doubles final between top-ranked Todd
Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde of Australia and India's Leander Paes and
Mahesh Bhupathi was also postponed.
The 27-year-old Ivanisevic is aiming for his second tournament
victory of the season. His only win in 1998 came at his
hometown of Split in February. Ivanisevic was also runner-up at
Wimbledon in July and the Pilot Pen International at New Haven
in August. He owns 21 career titles.
Chang, seeking his 12th career title in Asia and 33rd overall,
has also won just once this year, at the Boston Cup, where he
beat Haarhuis in the final. He won five titles last year and
finished the season ranked third in the world. But his ranking
has plummeted to No. 33 after a series of injuries.
The 26-year-old Chang holds a 5-4 lead against Ivanisevic. The
two players met just once before in Asia, with the Croatian
posting a 6-4, 6-4 victory at the Tokyo Indoor in 1994.
Ivanisevic, the top seed, labored to defeat sixth seed Ramon
Delgado of Paraguay, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, Sunday. Chang, the second
seed, eliminated fifth seed Paul Haarhuis of the Netherlands,
7-5, 6-3. Both Ivanisevic and Chang are scheduled to play at
the Heineken Open in Singapore starting on Monday.
First prize is $45,000.
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