Sporting Digest: Tennis
SOUTH AFRICAN MEN'S OPEN (Durban) Second round A Krickstein (US) bt K Ullyett (SA) 6-1 6-0; Reichel bt F Dewulf (Bel) 6-1 3-6 7-6; R Weiss (US) bt N Utgren (Swe) 6-0 6-1; G Stafford (SA) bt C Mezzadri (Swit) 6-4 7-6.
SALEM MEN'S OPEN TOURNAMENT (Osaka, Japan) Second round: M Chang (US) bt C Adams (US) 6-4 6-2; A Mansdorf (Isr) bt S Bryan (US) 6-1 6-2; G Rusedski (Can) bt J Bates (GB) 6-4 7-6; G Raoux (Fr) bt D Flach (US) 6-3 6-2; J Grabb (US) bt B Gilbert (US) 6-2 6-7 6-2; S Matsuoka (Japan) bt J Stark (US) 4-6 7-6 7-6; J Courier (US) bt S Stolle (Aus) 6-2 3-6 6-4; S Simian (Fr) bt R Fromberg (Aus) 6-3 2-6 6-4.
ESTORIL MEN'S OPEN (Lisbon, Por) Second round: R Furlan (It) bt F Yunis (Arg) 7-5 6-4; E Sanchez (Sp) bt A Corretja (Sp) 7-6 2-6 6-4 R Furlan (It) bt F Yunis (Sp) 7-5 6-4; E Sanchez (Sp) bt A Corretja (Sp) 7-6 2-6 6-4; A Medvedev (Ukr) bt F Roig (Sp) 6-4 2-6 7-6; S Bruguera (Sp) bt A Mancini (Arg) 2-6 6-4 6-2.
FAMILY CIRCLE MAGAZINE CUP WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT (Hilton Head, South Carolina) Second round: A Sanchez Vicario (Sp) bt P Langrova (Cz) 6-1 6-0; J Capriati (US) bt J Emmons (US) 6-0 6-2; S Hack (Ger) bt M Maleeva-Fragniere (Swit) 3-6 6-2 6-3; A Coetzer (SA) bt V Mertinek (Cz) 6-3 6-2; J Kruger (SA) bt G Fernandez (US) 6-2 6-1; S Cecchini (It) bt L Neiland (Lat) 4-6 6-2 6-2; C Rubin (US) bt L Davenport (US) 6-4 6-1; L Meskhi (Geor) bt A Vieira (Bra) 6-1 6-0; P Hy (Can) bt M Bollegraf (Neth) 6-3 7-5. Third round: G Sabatini (Arg) bt I Gorrochategui (Arg) 6-1 6-4; C Rubin (US) bt A Gavaldon (Mex) 6-1 2-6 6-1.
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