Yayuk upsets Fernandez in Acura Classic<\/p>\n
MANHATTAN BEACH, California (Agencies): Indonesia's best
\ntennis player, Yayuk Basuki, played one of her most enchanting
\ngames as she tuned-up for the U.S. Open with a second-round win
\nover seventh seed Mary Joe Fernandez in the Acura Classic
\nchampionships on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Yayuk, currently ranked 33 in the world, defied the odds to
\nclaim a straight-set 6-3, 7-5 victory over the American world
\nnumber 13, one of two big names to fall on the fourth day of the
\nUS$430,000 tournament.<\/p>\n
Eleventh seed Lisa Raymond joined her compatriot to walk off
\nthe court, crashing to Swedish rising star Asa Carlsson also in
\nstraight sets 3-6, 3-6.<\/p>\n
The notable scalp lengthened Yayuk's long casualty list since
\ngoing professional almost five years ago. The native of
\nYogyakarta, reached round four in her fourth successive Wimbledon
\nby upsetting Zina Garrison-Jackson.<\/p>\n
Yayuk capped her giant-killing record last April when she
\ntoppled world number seven Gabriela Sabatini in their Federation
\nCup battle in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Except for Fernandez and Raymond, the other seeded players
\nmarched into the next round.<\/p>\n
Top seed Arantxa Sanchez Vicario of Spain didn't break a sweat
\nin her second-round match when her opponent, American Kathy
\nRinaldi, was forced to withdraw due to illness. Rinaldi, who
\nfirst beat fellow American Lori McNeil in three sets, suffered
\nfood poisoning Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Sanchez Vicario will play 16th seed Sabine Appelmans of
\nBelgium in the third round. Appelmans was a 6-4, 6-4 winner
\nWednesday over Mana Endo of Japan.<\/p>\n
Second seed Conchita Martinez was the first to reach the
\nfourth round after a tough match with France's Julie Halard,
\nposting a 6-7 (6-8), 6-0, 6-3 victory.<\/p>\n
Becker out<\/p>\n
Also on Wednesday, world number one Andre Agassi and two-time
\nchampion Michael Chang survived spirited challenges, but Boris
\nBecker was one of four seeds to fall in second-round play at the
\nATP Championships in Mason, Ohio.<\/p>\n
The fourth-ranked Becker, making his first appearance since
\nreaching the Wimbledon final, fell short in a tight struggle with
\nDutch left-hander Jan Siemerink 7-5, 7-6 (9-7).<\/p>\n
\"Unfortunately now, I'll be practicing a lot the next few days
\ninstead of playing a couple more matches,\" Becker said.<\/p>\n
Top seed Agassi struggled through a tough opening set before
\nroaring through the second in overcoming Czech Daniel Vacek 7-6
\n(7-5), 6-1, while fourth seed Chang was extended by 157th-ranked
\nfellow American Alex O'Brien, prevailing 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 to reach
\nthe third round.<\/p>\n
Joining Becker on the sidelines was fifth-seeded Russian star
\nYevgeny Kafelnikov, who fell 6-4, 7-5 to Bernd Karbacher of
\nGermany.<\/p>\n
Renzo Furlan of Italy bounced ninth seed and twice French Open
\nchampion Sergi Bruguera of Spain 6-2, 6-4, and Patrick Rafter of
\nAustralia upset 14th seed Andrei Medvedev of Ukraine 4-6, 6-1, 7-
\n6 (7-5).<\/p>\n
Becker was frustrated at his inability to capitalize on five
\nbreak points in the first set -- three in the seventh game and
\ntwo in the ninth.<\/p>\n
\"I had a number of chances in the first set,\" Becker said.
\n\"But I couldn't take my opportunities. I knew that with Jan
\nplaying well it could be very costly and it was.\"<\/p>\n
The second set went down to a tie-breaker during which Becker
\nnever held a set point. The 35th-ranked Siemerink completed the
\nupset on his fourth match point.<\/p>",
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