TENNIS ROUNDUP : Courier Falls to Ivanisevic in Three Sets

Seventh-seeded Goran Ivanisevic fought off three match points to upset No. 1-ranked Jim Courier, 3-6, 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (10-8), Friday in the quarterfinals of the $1-million Eurocard Classic at Stuttgart, Germany.

Ivanisevic saved two match points with blistering serves when down, 4-5, in the third set and another with an ace, at 6-7, in the tiebreaker.

“I had the match points, but they were all on his serve and with him it’s a lottery,” Courier said. “You never know what he’s going to do.”

In addition, the ATP tour fined Boris Becker ($1,000), Ivan Lendl ($1,000), John McEnroe ($450) and Ivanisevic ($500). All were for outbursts except McEnroe, who broke his racket during a loss to Karel Novacek.

Pete Sampras advanced to the semifinals of the $1 million U.S. Pro Indoor tournament at Philadelphia, beating Aaron Krickstein, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (9-7). Sampras will face Brad Gilbert, who beat Paul Haarhuis, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.

Francisco Clavet shook off a rocky start to beat Jim Grabb, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3, and will face Amos Mansdorf, who beat Jeff Tarango, 6-3, 6-0.

Manon Bollegraf of the Netherlands upset second-seeded Gigi Fernandez, 6-2, 6-2, to reach the semifinals of a $150,000 tournament at Oklahoma City.

Texas Christian shocked No. 1 UCLA, 4-2, to advance to the semifinals of the USTAITCA National Indoor Team Tennis Championship at Louisville, Ky.

Texas Christian, No. 6 in the Volvo Tennis Collegiate Rankings, will meet another upset winner, Notre Dame, which surprised No. 4 Louisiana State, 4-1.

The other semifinal will match No. 2 USC, which edged Mississippi State, 5-4, against No. 3 Stanford, a 6-3 winner over Georgia.