16—The Daily Collegian Thursday, Aug. 28, 1986
McEnroe comeback slow to start
By BARRY WILNEk
AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK The stars of the
tennis world are hoping that John
McEnroe's comeback problems
won't last long.
McEnroe returned to the tour a
month ago from more than a half
year's sabbatical. In his first three
tournaments, he lost in a semifinal to
Boris Becker, was beaten in the third
round by Robert Seguso and lost in a
final to Ivan Lendl.
Then came Tuesday's opening
round loss to Paul Annacone in the
U.S. Open and the realization that
McEnroe is not yet ready for the lofty
competition of a major tournament.
"I think that when I came back, I
worked too hard," McEnroe said. "I
overworked myself, maybe . . . the
mistake was that after the first tour
nament, I just felt a big letdown. I
tried to get myself in good shape, but
what happened was I didn't figure on
a lot of other factors coming into it."
Those other factors include loss of
enthusiasm and concentration and a
lack of mental toughness. Those are
the things his fellow professionals say
will be the most difficult for McEnroe
to overcome.
"Like John says, no matter how
much you win you always wonder
whether you can come' back and win
another," said Martina Navratilova,
the women's No. 1 seed in the U.S.
Open. "It's tough enough when you're
in it but it has to be that much tougher
when you've been out of it for a while.
"I mean, I've won Wimbledon
enough times (seven, including the
last five), but I still wonder at times
whether I could pull it off.
"You can't win without confidence
and you can't have confidence with
out winning, so it's a Catch-22."
McEnroe's most recent victory was
at Stockholm, Sweden, last Novem
ber. After losing in the first round of
the Masters at New York in January,
he decided to leave the tour.
While he was away, he married
actress Tatum O'Neal, who had deliv
ered the couple's son earlier in the
summer.
During McEnroe's absence, seve
ral players most notably Jimmy
Connors, the other dominant Ameri
can of the'past decade mentioned
his importance to the tour. Those
sentiments were expressed again af
ter McEnroe's quick exit in the U.S.
Open.
"He's a great tennis player," Anna
cone said. "I think he's going to have
his chances to come back. But I feel
he's got to get more matches under
his belt and get his confidence back.
Someone with that much talent, I
don't see any reason why he can't
come back."
Becker, who edged McEnroe in a
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Despite his determined efforts, John McEnroe has fallen upon hard timesiince
returning to the professional tennis ,circuit after more than six months of
vacation.
bitter semifinal match at the Volvo
International in McEnroe's 1986 tour
debut, holds no ill feelings toward the
former No. 1 player.
"I'm sorry for him because he is
trying to make a comeback," Becker
said after McEnroe's loss. "Maybe he
started it too late.
`You can't win
without confidence
and you can't have
confidence without
winning, so it's a
Catch•22:'
"He grew up in Uew York and it has
to be hard for him (to lose here) . I
feel for him."
Becker admitted he is glad that
McEnroe has returned.
"For a couple of weeks, I was
happy that he got the spotlight," the
two-time Wimbledon champion said.
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"It's a matter of winning a few and
getting comfortable on the court and
getting confidence."
For McEnroe, a patient attitude
may be the hardest thing to master.
The competitive drive to excel, along
with the masterful strokes that car
ried him to the top, seems to have
fled. While Lendl, Becker and Con
nors, for example, have continued to
display 'a fiery attitude on court,
McEnroe's attack often has appeared
halfhearted.
Does he. still have the enthusiasm
for the game?
"That's something I have to look
at," McEnroe said. "You know, loot
at myself in the mirror and ask
myself that question because, so far,
it certainly hasn't seemed to have
been there a whole lot. It's just not
there right now and there's just not
much sense in pretending it is."
Bjorn Borg, the sport's best player
of the 19705, stopped pretending five
years ago. He hasn't played in a
major event since.
Is that what's ahead for McEnroe?
"I just don't know right now," he
said. "It's a question of whether or
not I truly want to do it."
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PITTSBURGH (AP) Brian Davis, a highly recruited running
back who is academically ineligible for the 1986 season, will remain
a student at the University of Pittsburgh and not transfer to
another school.
Davis, from Washington, Pa., said he will attempt to regain his
eligibility for the 1987 season, when he would be a sophomore.
"I like the atmosphere here," Davis said, after deciding not to
transfer to Akron University.
Despite missing nearly half the 1985 season with injuries, Davis
was Pitt's third-leading rusher with 298 yards and debuted with a
100-yard performance against Boston College.
Davis was suspended from spring drills by new Pitt Coach Mike
Gottfried after he skipped some classes and team workouts. He was
later declared academically ineligible.
Davis was the 1984 Parade Magazine national high school co
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Rivers scheduled to leave ICU
ELKHART, Ind. (AP) —Notre Dame basketball guard David
Rivers, who was seriously injured in an auto accident last weekend,
was expected to be transferred out of the intensive care unit
Wednesday at Elkhart General Hospital, his surgeon said.
"We will be transferring David out of intensive care to a surgical
floor today," Dr. Kirby Gross said in a statement released by the
hospital. "He remains in good spirits and is in good condition."
Rivers, 21,_Notre Dame's leading scorer the past two seasons,
received a deep cut across his stomach in a traffic accident early
Sunday.
Barbara Barrett, a hospital spokeswoman, said Rivers was not
scheduled for any further, surgery and would be released from the
hospital in eight to 12 days, depending on his progress.
The Jersey City, N.J., native suffered a gash 12-15 inches long
across his stomach when he was hurled through the windshield of a
van he was riding in. The driver, former Notre Dame teammate
Ken Barlow, received only minor injuries and was treated and
released at the hospital.
Doctors say they believe Rivers, a junior, will be able to play in
the upcoming season, but not before late November.
Penguins to open exhibition
PITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins will open a six
game exhibition schedule Sept. 20 with a home game against the
Montreal Canadiens, the defending Stanley Cup champions.
The Penguins will play the Canadiens three times and the Quebec
Nordiques, the Hartford Whalers and the Minnesota North Stars
once each each. The Sept. 20 game against the Canadiens will be
the Penguins' only home contest.
The Penguins' exhibition schedule: Sept. 20, Montreal, 7:35 p.m.;
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Detroit 8, Oakland 7
Toronto 6, Cleveland 6, tie, 9 innings, rain
Kansas City 6, Chicago 1
Boston 8, Texas 1
Milwaukee 6, Minnesota 5, 10 innings
Seattle 5, Baltimore 2
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Kansas City at Chicago
Minnesota at Milwaukee
Boston at Texas
Baltimore at Seattle
Today's Games
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56 70 .444
55 71 .437
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Texas at Chicago, 8 p.m.
New York'at Seattle, 10:35.p.m
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St. Louis 7, Atlanta 1
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