Lendl Upset by Leconte

Unseeded French left-hander Henri Leconte, No. 26 in the world, today produced the major upset of the Wimbledon tournament, eliminating second seed Ivan Lendl of Czechoslovakia 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 in the fourth round.

American qualifier Molly Van Nostrand created another surprise when she put out the women’s fourth seed, Manuela Maleeva of Bulgaria 7-5, 6-2. Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert Lloyd, the women’s joint top seeds, each dropped just four games against lowly opponents to reach the quarterfinals, and the other two top men’s seeds, John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors, eased into the final eight with easy wins.