Tennis Roundup : New Year, Same Old Story for Lendl, McEnroe

Ivan Lendl, the No. 1 player in the world, and embattled John McEnroe have picked up right where they left off in 1985.

Lendl overcame Jimmy Connors, 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, Wednesday in the second round of the AT&T; Challenge tennis tournament at Atlanta, while McEnroe, threatening and insulting an umpire, breezed past Anders Jarryd, 6-3, 6-2.

In other matches, Stefan Edberg beat Kevin Curren, 6-4, 6-4, and Yannick Noah beat Andres Gomez, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Lendl appeared to have Connors beaten, with a match point at 5-3 in the second set, but Connors battled back to take the set. However, Lendl was nearly flawless in the final set.

In the McEnroe-Jarryd match, umpire Leon Lipp warned McEnroe for an audible obscenity after a disputed out call. On the changeover, McEnroe was talking to a linesman when Lipp said: “Mr. McEnroe.” McEnroe wheeled and shouted, “Shut up . . . if you ever want to work another exhibition tournament.”

Lipp did not respond but assessed McEnroe a time warning.

Fifth-seeded Zina Garrison saved two match points and advanced to the quarterfinals of a Virginia Slims tournament with a 2-6, 7-6, 6-4 victory over Kerry Phelps at Washington.

No. 1 Martina Navarilova needed only 45 minutes to beat Pam Casale, 6-0, 6-2, in a first-round match.

In second-round matches, No. 2 Pam Shriver overpowered Tina Mochizuki, 6-2, 6-0; No. 4 Manuela Maleeva of Bulgaria beat England’s Jo Durie, 7-5, 6-1, and No. 7 Bonnie Gadusek ousted Anne White, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2.

In first-round matches, No. 8-seeded Kathy Rinaldi beat Dianne Balestrat of Australia, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0, and Susan Sloane turned back Peanut Louie, 7-5, 6-2.

Two-time champions Heinz Guenthardt and Balazs Taroczy began their quest for a record third title in the $200,000 World Doubles tournament by beating Mike DePalmer and Gary Donnelly, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6, 6-1, at London.

In a later match, John Lloyd of Britain and Peter Fleming upset French Open champions Mark Edmondson and Kim Warwick of Australia, 6-2, 7-5, 6-4.