Sporting Digest: Tennis
MATS WILANDER, of Sweden, was yesterday given the final wild card for the men's singles in the United States Open, which starts in New York on Monday.
HAMLET CUP (New York) Men's singles, second round: S Edberg (Swe) bt E Ran (Isr) 6-3 3-6 6-3; S Bruguera (Sp) bt P McEnroe (US) 6-4 6-4; M Chang (US) bt A Cherkasov (Rus) 4-6 6-3 6-2; A Volkov (Rus) bt Y Kafelnikov (Rus) 2-6 6-4 6-3. M Rosset (Swit) bt A Boetsch (Fr) 4-6 6-4 6-2; G Ivanisevic (Croa) bt C-U Steeb (Ger) 6-2 6-1; L Mattar (Bra) bt A Chesnokov (Rus) 6-4 6-4.
OTB INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT (Schenectady, NY) Men's singles, second round: B Steven (NZ) bt J Burillo (Sp) 6-1 6-2; M Pernfors (Swe) bt N Kulti (Swe) 6-3 7-6; J Sanchez (Sp) bt F Clavet (Sp) 6-4 6-3; I Lendl (US) bt J Renzenbrink (Ger) 6-3 6-3; T Enqvist (Swe) bt B Karbacher (Ger) 7-6 6-7 7-5. Women's singles, second round: L Meskhi (Geor) bt E Reinach (SA) 6-2 6-4; M Babel (Ger) bt A Gavaldon (US) 7-5 6-2; A Carlsson (Swe) bt M Werdel (US) 2-6 6-4 6- 1; L Neiland (Lat) bt C Porwik (Ger) 6-2 7-6; N Medvedeva (Ukr) bt S Hack (Ger) 4-6 6-1 6-2; N Tauziat (Fr) bt Shi-ting Wang (Tai) 1-6 6-4 6-2.
SATELLITE TOURNAMENT (Bajcirleoy, Turkey) Men's singles, first round (selected): N Gould (GB) bt A Moijti (It) 6-2 6-3; M Semler (US) bt S Cole (GB) 6-3 7-6; C Beecher (GB) bt M Azkara (Turk) 6-4 6-1; A Richardson (GB) bt P Garvin (US) 6-4 6-3; L Matthews (GB) bt Y Erkangil (Tur) 7-5 6-2.
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