THE SEOUL GAMES / DAY 14 : Shriver-Garrison Win Gold in 3 Sets

SEOUL —  The United States took its time but won its first gold medal in Olympic tennis since Paris in 1924 and the good old days of Helen Wills Moody here Friday, when Pam Shriver and Zina Garrison defeated Jana Novotna and Helena Sukova of Czechoslovakia, 4-6, 6-2, 10-8.

Shriver and Garrison finally broke Sukova’s serve to go up 9-8, and then Garrison served out the match, but not easily. She and Shriver finally won on their sixth match point of the game, after Garrison had double-faulted twice on match point.

The United States has a solid chance for another gold medal Saturday when top-seeded Robert Seguso and Ken Flach play the Spanish team of Sergio Casal and Emilio Sanchez.