- Title: WEST GERMANY: TIM MAYOTTE WINS FRANKFURT CUP TENNIS TOURNAMENT
- Date: 16th November 1987
- Summary: TIM MAYOTTE vs ANDRES GOMEZ 1. Gomez serve, Mayotte wins rally with Lob 2. Gomez serve, Mayotte wins rally with passing shot 3. Mayotte serve, Gomez wins rally with Lob 4. Gomez serve, Mayotte wins rally with pass 5. Gomez serve, Mayotte wins match, players shake hands BORIS BECKER, PATRICK KUEHNEN vs DAVID PATE, SCOTT DAVIS 6. Davis serve, Kuehnen wins r
- Embargoed: 1st December 1987 12:00
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- Location: FRANKFURT, WEST GERMANY
- Topics: General
- Reuters ID: LVA687SLIZK7R3IW8GQ0VLLIR1EJ
- Story Text: FRANKFURT, WEST GERMANY
Fourth seed Tim Mayotte beat the second seed Andres Gomez of Ecuador 7-6, 6-4 in the finals of the 174,000 U.S. dollars Frankfurt Cup Tennis Tournament on November 15. Mayotte fought hard to come back in the first set after trailing 4-1 but evened the score and won the tie break after 73 minutes of play. In the second set mayotte surged into A 4-1 lead but Gomez staged a comeback to tie at 4-4. Mayotte broke Gomez's serve to win after a minute short of two hours play. In the doubles final West German Boris Becker and countryman Patrick Kuehnen easily beat top seeds Scott Davis and David Pate of the U.S. 6-4 6-2. About 2,500 spectators watched the finals in Frankfurt fair ground Masse buildings.
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