MAGNUS LARSSON BREAKS LEG DURING EXHIBITION MATCH

Tennis

The Swedish world No 11, Magnus Larsson, slipped and broke his leg in two places in an exhibition match yesterday. He will be out of action for at least six weeks and will miss Wimbledon.

STELLA ARTOIS MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP (Queen's Club) Singles second round: S Stolle (Aus) bt J Palmer (US) 6-3 6-2; W Ferreira (SA) bt B Shelton (US) 6-2 6-4; D Rostagno (US) bt A Volkov (Rus) 7-5 6-2; P Sampras (US) bt J Stark (US) 7-6 6-3; M Rosset (Swit) bt T Woodbridge (Aus) 7-6 6-7 6-2; J Frana (Arg) bt T Ho (US) 6-1 6-2; M Gollner (Ger) bt G Pozzi (It) 6-3 6-2; P Korda (Cz Rep) bt P Rafter (Aus) 5-7 7-6 9-7; B Becker (Ger) bt D Sapsford (GB) 6-1 6-1; J Stoltenberg (Aus) bt M Petchey (GB) 6-2 6-2; J Bates (GB) bt T Henman (GB) 6-4 7-6; G Forget (Fr) bt D Prinosil (Ger) 7-6 7-5.

DFS WOMEN'S CLASSIC (Edgbaston) Singles second round: M Oremans (Neth) bt H Nagano (Japan) 6-4 6-2; E Reinach (SA) bt I Demongeot (Fr) 6-3 6- 2; L Neiland (Lat) bt R Hiraki (Japan) 6-1 4-6 7-5; L Courtois (Bel) bt E de Lone (US) 6-2 4-6 7-5; K Godridge (Aus) bt R Nideffer (SA) 2-6 6- 4 6-2; K Radford (Aus) bt N Feber (Bel) 0-6 6-1 6-4; N Tauziat (Fr) bt T Jecmenica (Yug) 6-1 6-2; P Shriver (US) bt P Kamstra (Neth) 7-5 3-6 8-6; C Singer (Ger) bt R Stubbs (Aus) 7-6 6-1; E Callens (Bel) bt L Poruri (US) 7-5 6-1; Z Garrison Jackson (US) bt C Vis (Neth) 7-6 6-1; L Golarsa (It) bt M Paz (Arg) 6-4 6-3; G Fernandez (US) bt M Schnell (Aut) 7-5 6-4; N Arendt (US) bt N Louarsabishvili (Geor) 7-6 6-1.

ATP TOURNAMENT (Rosmalen, Neth) Singles second round: P Haarhuis (Neth) bt H Leconte (Fr) 6-7 6-3 6-2; B Steven (NZ) bt D Norman (Bel) 7-5 6-4; R Reneberg (US) bt A Olhovskiy (Rus) 3-6 6-1 6-1; K Kucera (Slovak) bt A Thoms (Ger) 7-6 7-5.