The final of the most lucrative indoor tournament in the 80s, but not included to the main-level circuit, lasted 1 hour 47 minutes. Chesnokov [15] sprained his right ankle leading 2:1* in the 2nd set. After the match he said he wanted to retire due to persistent pain, but continued because of external pressure: “I said I cannot play anymore, but He said, << You must play! >>” Chesnokov refused to explain who pressured him: “It is my secret.” Well, the end of the Soviet Union times was near… McEnroe [14] won that event for the third and last time. He also claimed a title in his another appearance, in Detroit, his last event that year.
McEnroe’s route to his third ECC title:
2 Michiel Schapers 6-4, 6-2
Q Guillermo Perez-Roldan 6-2, 6-1
S Jakob Hlasek 7-6(3), 6-4
W Andrey Chesnokov 6-1, 7-5, 6-2
The final of the most lucrative indoor tournament in the 80s, but not included to the main-level circuit, lasted 1 hour 47 minutes. Chesnokov [15] sprained his right ankle leading 2:1* in the 2nd set. After the match he said he wanted to retire due to persistent pain, but continued because of external pressure: “I said I cannot play anymore, but He said, << You must play! >>” Chesnokov refused to explain who pressured him: “It is my secret.” Well, the end of the Soviet Union times was near… McEnroe [14] won that event for the third and last time. He also claimed a title in his another appearance, in Detroit, his last event that year.
McEnroe’s route to his third ECC title:
2 Michiel Schapers 6-4, 6-2
Q Guillermo Perez-Roldan 6-2, 6-1
S Jakob Hlasek 7-6(3), 6-4
W Andrey Chesnokov 6-1, 7-5, 6-2
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Results
1R:
A.Mansdorf – D.Cahill 6-4, 6-4
T.Smid – B.Gilbert 6-1, 6-4
C.Mezzadri – J.Potier 6-1, 6-1
R.Osterthun – M.Jaite 6-3, 7-5
M.Schapers – R.Krishnan 7-5, 6-3
M.Woodforde – K.Novacek 6-4, 7-6(4)
J.Hlasek – S.Mezzardi 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 7-5
H.Skoff – Y.Doumbia 6-2, 6-2
2R:
A.Mansdorf – (1)I.Lendl 6-2, 6-2
(8)A.Gomez – T.Smid 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
(5)A.Chesnokov – C.Mezzadri 6-4, 6-2
R.Osterthun – (3)H.Leconte 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-3
(4)J.McEnroe – M.Schapers 6-4, 6-2
(6)G.Perez-Roldan – M.Woodforde 6-2, 6-0
J.Hlasek – (7)A.Krickstein 6-4, 6-3
(2)T.Mayotte – H.Skoff 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
QF:
A.Mansdorf – (8)A.Gomez 6-3, 6-4
(5)A.Chesnokov – R.Osterthun 6-3, 6-1
(4)J.McEnroe – (6)G.Perez-Roldan 6-2, 6-1
J.Hlasek – (2)T.Mayotte 6-1, 6-4
SF:
(5)A.Chesnokov – A.Mansdorf 7-6(3), 6-3
(4)J.McEnroe – J.Hlasek 7-6(3), 6-4
F:
(4)J.McEnroe – (5)A.Chesnokov 6-1, 7-5, 6-2