The match was 47 minutes old when Navratilova closed out the first set with a service winner.
He finally scored with a service winner, clinching the 3-hour-38-minute match.
He then smacked two service winners, evening the set at 6-6.
With a service winner hit at 113 miles per hour, Venus seemed to shake whatever jitters she was having.
On the first, Graf whipped a service winner past her.
Ferreira then served out the set and match, ending play with a service winner.
He followed it with a 129-m.p.h. service winner, then closed out the match.
A service winner gave her a sixth match point.
He won the second set on a service winner and seemed assured of winning the match in straight sets.
Sampras would also save two more set points with an overhead and a service winner.
