Sporting Digest: Tennis

FRENCH OPEN (Paris): Men's singles, first round: A Berasategui (Sp) bt R Reneberg (US) 6-4 6-4 6-4; G IVANISEVIC (Croa) bt F Davin (Arg) 7-5 6-3 6-4; M STICH (Ger) bt J Yzaga (Peru) 7-6 6-2 6-1; C Arriens (Ger) bt T Enqvist (Swe) 6-3 6-4 2-6 6-7 6-0; M CHANG (US) bt F Vitoux (Fr) 6-4 6-2 6-3; H Holm (Swe) bt M A Gorriz (Sp) 6-1 6-4 6-4; B Gilbert (US) bt B Shelton (US) 5-7 4-6 6-2 6-1 10-8; S BRUGUERA (Sp) bt H Leconte (Fr) 7-6 6-1 6-0; B Wuyts (Bel) bt P Bouteyre (Fr) 6-4 6-2 6-3; H De La Pena (Arg) bt J Renzenbrink (Ger) 6-3 6-3 6-2; J Oncins (Bra) bt S Simian (Fr) 6-4 4-6 6-1 6-4; G Markus (Arg) bt M Gustafsson (Swe) 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2; W FERREIRA (SA) bt J Siemerink (Neth) 6-3 7-6

6-4; P Haarhuis (Neth) bt A Olhovskiy (Rus) 6-3 6-1 5-7 6-3; T Champion (Fr) bt O Camporese (It) 6-2 5-7 6-4 6-3; J Stark (US) bt M Damm (Cz Rep) 7-6 6-4 6-2; B Karbacher (Ger) bt T Guardiola (Fr) 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-7 6-3; F Meligeni (Bra) bt S Sansoni (Fr) 6-3 6-3 6-4; C-U Steeb (Ger) bt A Boetsch (Fr) 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-2; M Visconti (It) bt L Herrera (Mex) 1-6 6-3 6-4 1-6 6-3; P SAMPRAS (US) bt A Cherkasov (Rus) 6-1 6-2 3-6 6-1; J Hlasek (Swit) bt A Aramburu (Peru) 6-2 7-5 6-2; A MEDVEDEV (Ukr) bt G Perez-Roldan (Arg) 6-7 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4; D Rostagno (US) bt N Kulti (Swe) 6-2 7-6 6-2; S Huet (Fr) bt I LENDL (US) 3-6 7-5 6-0 7-6; B Devening (US) bt F Fontang (Fr) 6-3 6-2 6-0; M Larsson (Swe) bt A Corretja (Sp) 2-6 6-3 7-6; R Furlan (It) bt W Masur (Aus) 7-5 6-2 6-2; J Svensson (Swe) bt G Solves (Fr) 6-1 6-7 6-1 6-4; J Sanchez (Sp) bt A Mancini (Arg) 6-2 6-4 6-0; M Ondruska (SA) bt J Morgan (Aus) 7-5 6-2 6-1; M Woodforde (Aus) bt D Perez (Urug) 6-2 6-0 6-7 6-2; B Steven (NZ) bt G Raoux (Fr) 6-4 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-2.

Women's singles, first round: J CAPRIATI (US) bt N Herreman (Fr) 6-0 6-1; M MALEEVA (Bul) bt M Paz (Arg) 6-2 6-2; J Wiesner (Aut) bt L Davenport (US) 6-3 6-1; L Ferrando (It) bt J Kruger (SA) 6-0 6-3; F Labat (Arg) bt D Monami (Bel) 6-4 6-0; M J Gaidano (Arg) bt N Provis (Aus) 6-3 7-5; K Boogert (Neth) bt D Faber (US) 6-4 6-3; E Reinach (SA) bt C Singer (Ger) 6-4 6-3; L Harvey-Wild (US) bt M Bollegraf (Neth) 6-4 6-3; P Hy (Can) bt S Amiach (Fr) 6-2 7-6; M PIERCE (Fr) bt C Mothes (Fr) 6-0 6-0; J Halard (Fr) bt R Simpson-Alter (Can) 6-0 6-1; I Majoli (Croa) bt S Dopfer (Aut) 6-2 6-4; G SABATINI (Arg) bt R Zrubakova (Cz) 6-0 6-0; N TAUZIAT (Fr) bt M Grossi (It) 6-4 5-7 6-1; S Stafford (US) bt A Temesvari (Hung) 7-6 1-6 6-4; C Papadaki (Gr) bt E Smylie (Aus) 4-6 6-1 7-5; S Appelmans (Bel) bt E Zardo (Swit) 7-5 6-2; K MALEEVA (Bul) bt H Kelesi (Can) 6-2 6-3; M J FERNANDEZ (US) bt N Feber (Bel) 6-2 6-3; A Fusai (Fr) bt N Van Lottum (Fr) 6-7 6-2 6-4; S Cecchini (It) bt T Whitlinger (US) 6-1 6-4; B Schultz (Neth) bt C Cunningham (US) 6-1 6-3; K Kroupova (Cz Rep) bt K Studenikova (Slovak) 6-2 6-2; J NOVOTNA (Cz Rep) bt C Porwik (Ger) 6-3 6-3; P Tarabini (Arg) bt L Garrone (It) 4-6 6-3 6-1; N Sawamatsu (Japan) bt F Bonsignori (It) 6-4 6-4; K Rinaldi (US) bt S Testud (Fr) 2-6 7-5 6-2; M MALEEVA-FRAGNIERE (Swit) bt I Demongeot (Fr) 6-1 6-2; A Grossman (US) bt P Fendick (US) 2-6 6-3 6-0; P Ritter (Aut) bt P Langrova (Cz Rep) 6-3 7-6; K Quentrec (Fr) bt M Werdel (US) 2-6 6-4 6-3.

*Seeded players in capitals.