TENNIS ROUNDUP

No. 1-ranked Steffi Graf overcame wind gusts and fellow German Sabine Hack, 6-2, 6-2, in the semifinals of the Houston Women’s Tennis Championships.

“It was difficult to play against the wind,” said Graf, who is undefeated in 17 matches this year. She broke the fifth-seeded Hack’s service six times in advancing to today’s final against Asa Carlsson of Sweden, who beat Meike Babel of Germany, 6-4, 6-3, in the other semifinal.

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Thomas Muster of Austria stretched his winning streak on clay to 15 matches by beating Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia, 6-3, 6-3, in the semifinals of the Conde de Godo ATP tournament at Barcelona.

The victory put the ninth-seeded Muster into the final against Magnus Larsson of Sweden, who outlasted Goran Ivanisevic, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.