Sporting Digest: Tennis
SALEM OPEN TOURNAMENT (Beijing) Second round: A Chang (Can) bt J Grabb (US) 6-3 6-4; A Jarryd (Swe) bt D Wheaton (US) 5-7 6-3 6-1; T Nydahl (Swe) bt R Leach (US) 6-4 6-4; A Olhovskiy (Rus) bt N Pereira (Ven) 6-4 6-2.
LTA AUTUMN SATELLITE (Sheffield) Men's First round: R Wassen (Neth) bt M Wyeth (GB) 6-4 7-5; C Schaffkes (Ger) bt N Gould (GB) 6-2 7-6; B Cowan (GB) bt C Bennett (GB) 6-7 6-3 6-2; P Hand (GB) bt L Kirschner (Ger) 6-3 7-6.
Second round: J Delgado (GB) bt G Henderson (GB) 6-4 7-6; G Bastl (Swit) bt N Baglin (GB) 6-1 6-3; P Pala (Cz Rep) bt A Richardson (GB) 3-6 6-2 6-2; D Skoch (Cz Rep) bt H Capell (Ger) 6-4 6-3.
LYON MEN'S INDOOR TOURNAMENT First round: O Delaitre (Fr) bt J Stoltenberg (Aus) 5-7 6-3 6-1; J Courier (US) bt G Forget (Fr) 7-6 6- 2; W Ferreira (SA) bt M Zoecke (Ger) 6-7 7-6 6-3; A Boetsch (Fr) bt J-L Rascon (Sp) 6-1 3-6 6-2; P Rafter (Aus) bt J Bjorkman (Swe) 6-3 6-3; J Hlasek (Swit) bt H Leconte (Fr) 6-3 6-1.
APT TOURNAMENT (Vienna) First round: J Siemerink (Neth) bt S Dosedel (Cz Rep) 7-6 6-2; M Woodforde (Aus) bt C Arriens (Ger) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6. G Ivanisevic (Cro) bt J Stark (US) 6-4 6-2. Second round: P Korda (Czech) bt T Enqvist (Swe) 6-0 6-3; A Thoms (Ger) bt K Kucera (Cz Rep) 6-4 6-2; A Gaudenzi (It) bt A Antonitsch (Aut) 6-2 6-2.
BRIGHTON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN's INDOOR TOURNAMENT: First round: M A Vento (Ven) bt G Helgeson (US) 6-3 7-5; A Huber (Ger) bt E Likhovtseva (Kaz) 6-4 3-6 6-4; K Maleeva (Bul) bt S Hack (Ger) 6-3 6-2, J Novotna (Cz Rep) bt J Kruger (SA) 2-6 6-0 6-4. Second round: L Neiland (Lat) bt Y Basuki (Indo) 4-6 6-3 6-3; J Halard (Fr) bt G Fernandez (US) 6-4 5-7 7-6; C Martinez (Sp) bt P Ritter (Aut) 6-3 6-4; M Babel (Ger) bt P Fendick (US) 6-4 6-7 6-3.
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