TENNIS ROUNDUP : Sampras, Chang Lead U.S. to Cup

The United States, led by Pete Sampras and Michael Chang, won a record fourth title at the World Team Cup Sunday in Dusseldorf, Germany, beating Germany, 3-0.

Sampras defeated Michael Stich, 6-4, 6-2, and Chang downed Carl-Uwe Steeb, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5). The doubles team of Richey Reneberg and Patrick McEnroe completed the sweep against Stich and Patrick Kuhnen, 6-4, 6-3.

Sampras played what he called “my best match of the week,” and then, despite being cheered by a home crowd of 7,800, Steeb wasn’t able to hang on to a 5-2 lead against Chang in the second-set tiebreaker as the world’s No. 9 player reeled off five consecutive points.

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Elsewhere:

Sixteen-year-old Lindsay Davenport of Palos Verdes earned her first Grand Prix victory, defeating Nicole Provis of Australia, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, in the European Open at Lucerne, Switzerland.

Qualifier Jordi Burillo of Spain upset clay-court specialist Andrei Cherkasov of Russia, 7-6 (7-4), 6-7 (9-7), 6-1, to win a men’s tournament at Florence, Italy. Cherkasov will play Sampras on Tuesday in the first round of the French Open.

Naoko Sawamatsu of Japan turned the tables on Austria’s Judith Wiesner to win the Strasbourg (France) Open, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. Last year, Wiesner beat Sawamatsu in the final.