Connors Beats Davis on 7th Match Point
Second-seeded Jimmy Connors took advantage of his seventh match point Thursday night to beat Scott Davis, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, and advance to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Pro Indoor Tennis Championships.
Fourth-seeded John McEnroe also advanced, with a 6-2, 6-1, victory over Tomas Smid.
In other matches, fifth-seeded Tim Mayotte defeated Ben Testerman, 6-2, 6-2, while sixth-seeded Emilio Sanchez and seventh-seeded Tim Wilkison were upset.
Sanchez lost to 11th-seeded Jakob Hlasek, 6-7, 7-5, 6-4, and Wilkison was defeated by Milan Srejber, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.
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