CHANG STRUGGLES INTO SEMIFINALS.(Sports)

From: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) | Date: September 5, 1996 | Copyright information

Byline: Daily News Wire Services

It never seems to be easy for Michael Chang.

In the first men's quarterfinal at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, No. 2 seed Chang held on to beat unseeded Javier Sanchez of Spain 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 6-3. That Sanchez was in the quarters at all was remarkable, considering he is ranked 67th in the world.

``I never have easy matches against the Sanchezes,'' said Chang, who would move to No. 1 in the rankings by winning the ...

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