Sporting Digest: Tennis
LIPTON CHAMPIONSHIPS (Key Biscayne, Fla): Men's singles quarter-finals: J Courier (US) bt G Ivanisevic (Croat) 6-3 7-5; A Agassi (US) bt S Edberg (Swe) 7-6, 6-2. Women's singles semi-final: S Graf (Ger) bt L Davenport (US) 6-0 7-6.
CASABLANCA ATP TOURNAMENT (Morocco) Men's singles second round: G Schaller (Aut) bt M Filippini (Urug) 6-3 2-6 6-2; M Sinner (Ger) bt A Gaudenzi (It) 6-2 3-6 6-2; O Martinez (Sp) bt F Davin (Arg) 7-6 3-6 6-4; Youness El Aynaoui (Mor) bt T Nydahl (Swe) 6-2 7-6.
LTA UNDER-18 INTERNATIONAL (Bisham Abbey; GB unless stated): Boy's singles second round: J Varlet (Fr) bt T Booker (Den) 6-3 3-6 6-3; S Pongratz (Swe) bt S Thoma (Lux) 6-1 6-2; J Perlant (Fr) bt J Williams 6-4 6-3; M Lee bt R Sluitter (Neth) 6-3 6-3; C Reti (Rom) bt T Aerts (Bel) 6-3 4-6 6-4; H Andersson (Swe) bt T Perchtold (Aut) 6-2 6-2; Y Mikheev (Bela) bt M Boulding 3-6 6-3 6-4; L Milligan bt E Georgiadis (Gr) 6-1 6-2.
Girl's singles second round: I Taesch (Fr) bt S Lochrie 6-1 6-3; S Pestieau (Bel) bt C Soubis (Fr) 7-6 6-3; E Loit (Fr) bt M Maj (Swit) 6-2 6-2; E Tikhankina (Rus) bt J Duncan 6-4 2-6 6-1; M Rasmussen (Den) bt J Osman 6-4 6-7 6-4; A Mauresmo (Fra) bt F Hearn 6-2 6-1; J Dawson bt N Dechy (Fr) 7-5 4-6 7-6; R Vidats (Hun) bt S Turner 1-6 6-1 6-1.
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