Courier Cashes in to Win Naples Title

Jim Courier came back from 0-3 deficits in both sets Monday night to win the inaugural Outback Champions Cup-Naples senior tour event in South Florida, defeating Aussie Pat Cash 6-4, 7-6(6).

"I think my serve really bailed me out today, because Pat plays a pretty unique brand of tennis," Courier told reporters after the claycourt victory. "He doesn't give you a lot of pace, he slides the ball around the court and he plays down the line an awful lot, and it's something I'm not accustomed to."

John McEnroe won the third-place match, with the 47-year-old outlasting former Masters Cup-Canada winner Mikael Pernfors, 6-3, 3-6, 10-7.

The only mar on the event came when Michael Chang, making his senior tour debut earlier this week, injured his Achilles tendon and had to withdraw from the event, possibly requiring surgery.

Courier says he may be announcing a fifth stop to the U.S. circuit run by his InsideOut Sports Entertainment company, speaking with Pete Sampras about the former No. 1 possibly making his senior tour debut later in 2006.