Saturday, July 3, 1999
Indian duo returns from the edge to enter maiden semis
Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi made to the semi-finals by defeating Canadian Sebastien Lareau and American Alex O'Brien in a nail-biting 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4 match in three hours and seven minutes.
Anand surprises Kramnik, experts; Kasparov leads
At the Frankfurt Speed Chess tournament, the highlight of the evening was the brilliant victory by India's Viswanathan Anand, with the white pieces, over Russia's Vladimir Kramnik.
Venus loses match, wins praise from Graf
Steffi Graf held off Venus Williams in a scintillating centre court duel to reach the semi-finals. Graf overcame the 19-year-old Williams and her muscular all-court power game to win 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.
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