Sporting Digest: Tennis
ATP CHAMPIONSHIP (Mason, Oh) Final: M Chang (US) bt S Edberg (Swe) 6-2 7-5.
AMY FRAZIER, of the United States, who is ranked No 26 in the world, won the Virginia Slims tournament in Los Angeles when she beat her compatriot, Ann Grossman, 6-1, 6-3. On her way to victory Frazier put out the event's top three players, Germany's Anke Huber, Belgian Sabine Appelmans and Conchita Martinez, the Wimbledon champion and world No 3 from Spain.
VIRGINIA SLIMS (Manhattan Beach, Calif): Final: A Frazier (US) bt A Grossman (US) 6-1 6- 3. Doubles final: J Halard and N Tauziat (Fr) bt J Novotna (Cz Rep) and L Raymond (US) 6-1 0-6 6-1.
MIDLAND BANK NATIONAL JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (Nottingham): Girls' 18 and under singles, first round: (GB unless stated): S Durham bt K Cook 6-0 6-4; J Choudhury bt A Napier 6-2 6-2; L Jones bt C Skinner 6-1 7-5; E Langley bt T Blackburn 7-5 6-2; J Welch bt A Joy 6-1 6-3; R Dunbar bt G Mewett 6-2 7-6; S Turner bt H Frankland 6-4 6-3; L Reilly (Sco) bt R Anders 2-6 6-3 6-1; L Jelfs bt S Kirby (Wal) 6- 2 6-2; C Lyte bt E Smith (Sco) 6-2 6-2; K Martin bt R Wright 6-1 2-6 6-4; J Osman bt K Von Stauffenberg 6-0 6-4; H Corcut bt S Jackson 6-3 6-1; A Janes bt K Webster 6-3 6-4; F Hearn bt N Searle 6-1 6-3; L Ogan bt O Routledge 6-1 6-2; C Sewell bt K Sweeting 7-5 6-2; F Lishman bt M Granger 6-0 6-1; H Richardson bt S Lochrie 6-1 6-1; L Fletcher bt A Lench 7-5 5-7 6-3; Z Mellis bt J Cunliffe 6-3 6-3; L Powell bt R Foster 2-6 6-4 6-4; J Duncan (Sco) bt S Saunders 6-4 7-6; J Dawson bt C Reid 6-3 4-6 7-5; L Latimer bt T Croson 6-3 6-4; A Buggins bt L Perkins 6-1 7-5; L Naqushbandi bt J Fitzgerald 7-5 6-4; A Tordoff bt C Bristow 6-4 5-7 6-0; T Callow bt F D'Amelio 6-0 6-4; E Smith bt S Lydon 7-5 6-2; L Austin bt J Taylor 6-3 6-1; K Roubanova bt K Hughes 6-0 6-3.
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