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OSAKA, Japan, May 11 (Reuters) - Shawn Crawford took aim at the world 100 metres record after beating fellow American Tim Montgomery at the Japan Grand Prix in a personal best of 9.94 seconds on Saturday.

He found an extra gear in the final 30 metres at Osaka's Expo Stadium to win by one hundredth of a second.

Crawford, who took bronze in the 200 metres at the World Championships last summer, said he was confident of breaking Maurice Greene's mark of 9.79 this year.

In the women's competition, Susanthika Jayasinghe of Sri Lanka won the 100 metres in 11.11 seconds with Debbie Ferguson of the Bahamas runner-up in 11.17.

Marathon world record holder Catherine Ndereba, meanwhile, said she would opt for the 10,000 rather than the 5,000 metres at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester in July after finishing 10th in the shorter distance, more than a minute behind winner Benita Willis of Australia.

100 metres (Men)

1. Shawn Crawford (U.S.) 9.94 seconds, 
2. Tim Montgomery (U.S.) 9.95, 
3. Shingo Suetsugu (Japan) 10.13.

100 metres (Women)

1. Susanthika Jayasinghe (Sri Lanka) 11.11 seconds,
2. Debbie Ferguson (Bahamas) 11.17, 
3. Latasha Jenkins (U.S.) 11.22.

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