Sporting Digest: Tennis
ATP TOURNAMENT (Vienna) Semi-finals: A Agassi (US) bt G Ivanisevic (Croa) 6-4 6-4; M Stich (Ger) bt T Muster (Aut) 6-3 6-3. Final: Agassi bt Stich 7-6 4-6 6-2 6-3.
LYON MEN'S INDOOR TOURNAMENT Semi-finals: J Courier (US) bt A Chesnokov (Rus) 6-3 6-4; M Rosset (Swit) bt A Medvedev (Ukr) 6-2 6-2. Final: Rosset bt Courier 6-4 7-6.
SALEM MEN'S OPEN (Peking) Semi-finals: M Chang (US) bt B Steven (NZ) 7-5 6-3; A Jarryd (Swe) bt D Adams (SA) 7-6 7-6. Final: Chang bt Jarryd 7-5 7-5.
MEN'S EXHIBITION TOURNAMENT (Hong Kong) Semi-finals: R Krajicek (Neth) bt P Sampras (US) 6-3 1-6 6-4; S Edberg (Swe) bt T Martin (US) 6-3 3-6 6-4.
Final: Edberg bt Krajicek 6-3 7-6 6-3.
BRIGHTON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S INDOOR TOURNAMENT: Singles semi- finals: J Novotna (Cz Rep) bt J Halard (Fr) 6-3 7-5; H Sukova (Cz Rep) bt L Neiland (Lat) 6-4 0-6 7-5. Final: Novotna bt Sukova 6-7 6-3 6-4. Doubles final: M Bollegraf (Neth) and Neiland bt M J Fernandez (US) and Novotna 4-6 6-2 6-3.
LTA AUTUMN SATELLITE (Sheffield; Saturday) Men's final: R Wassen (Neth) bt P Hand (GB) 6-2 3-6 6-3. Men's doubles final: P Pala and D Skoch (Cz Rep) bt G Bastle and G Oresic (Croa) 4-6 6-3 6-3.
LTA AUTUMN SATELLITE (Basingstoke): Men's first round: L Milligan (GB) bt J Delgado (GB) 7-5 6-2; P Morel (Fr) bt L Kirschner (Ger) 6-4 6-3; A Pretszch (Ger) bt M Maclagan (GB) 6-4 5-7 6-2; T Spinks (GB) bt D Draper (GB) 6-1 6-0.
TATE AND LYLE LADIES CHAMPIONSHIPS (Wimbledon) Singles final: C Taylor (Oxon) bt A Simpkin (Leics) 6-3 6-1. B Singles: I Wyatt (Oxon) bt J Duncan (North of Scotland) 6-4 3-6 7-5; A Richardson (GB) bt G Oresic (Croa) 6-2 6-2; J Fox (GB) bt G Saffery (GB) 6-4 6-2; N Gould (GB) bt J Davidson (GB) 6-2 6-1; N Weal (GB) bt N Baglin (GB) 2-6 6-4 7-5.
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