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Novotna-Zvereva no longer top doubles pairing

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Posted: Monday September 06, 1999 12:00 AM

Liezel Horn (above) and Kimberly Po knocked off the top team of Novotna and Zvereva. Allsport/Allsport

NEW YORK (AP) -- Because of their past performances, the team of Jana Novotna and Natasha Zvereva were the top seeds in the women's doubles at this year's U.S. Open. Not any more.

Novotna and Zvereva were defeated Sunday by Liezel Horn of South Africa and Kimberly Po of Rolling Hills, Calif., 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 in a second-round match.

Novotna has won 12 Grand Slam tournament doubles titles with five different partners: Helena Sukova, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Gigi Fernandez, Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis. Zvereva has won 18 major doubles crowns with Hingis, Fernandez, Larisa Neiland and Pam Shriver.

Novotna and Zvereva teamed up this year, but in their first tournament together, Novotna severely injured her ankle when she stepped on Zvereva's foot during the quarterfinals of the French Open. They reached the final at Eastbourne and the semifinals at Wimbledon in the only other times they have joined forces this year.

Together again

Robert Seguso and Ken Flach, once ranked No. 1 in the world in men's doubles, have reunited for U.S. Open masters 35 competition.

Flach and Seguso last played together at Wimbledon in 1998 in the masters doubles.

Early exit

Fabrice Santoro of France couldn't wait to lose.

Jiri Novak of the Czech Republic was two points away from a straight-set victory Sunday -- 6-1, 6-0, 5-1, 30-0 -- when Santoro retired with an injury to his left ankle.

The Frenchman reportedly stepped on a ball while practicing Saturday, turning his ankle. He later withdrew Saturday from doubles, citing the injured ankle.

Suffering Swede

Magnus Larsson retired from his third-round match against seventh-seeded Todd Martin after losing the first set 6-3.

The Swede said he has tendinitis in his left knee, and realized during the first set that he should retire.

 

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