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Saturday, June 6, 1998 Published at 17:29 GMT 18:29 UK
Sport: Tennis
Sanchez Vicario takes French Open title
Monica Seles embraces rival Arantxa Sanchez Vicario after the Spaniard's victory
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario has won the French Open for the third time beating Monica Seles 7-6, 0-6, 6-2.
The 1989 and 1994 champion completed her victory in 1hr 52mins.
Seles, a winner here in 1990, 1991 and 1994 and playing in her first tournament since the death of her father last month, had beaten world number-one Martina Hingis in the semi-finals.
![[ image: Seles: determination not enough]](/olmedia/105000/images/_107982_seles_determined_150.jpg) |
| Seles: determination not enough |
It was her first appearance in a Grand Slam final since being runner-up at Wimbledon in 1996.
The result means that Sanchez Vicario will be fourth and Seles fifth when the new WTA rankings are published Monday.
Speaking after the match Sanchez Vicario said: "I can't express what I feel right now.
"It was a very difficult match, filled with emotion."
Seles, who had recaptured her old form so soon after her father's death, was clearly the emotional favourite. Sanchez Vicario mentioned the death while accepting her trophy, saying: "I'm so sorry I beat you. I don't think you are the one who deserved to lose."
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