Tennis Roundup : Navratilova Beats Savchenko
Top-seeded Martina Navratilova, trailing 4-2 in the first set, rallied to a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Larisa Savchenko of the Soviet Union Thursday night in the third round of the$250,000 Virginia Slims tournament in Dallas.
The two other seeded players in action Thursday night easily advanced. Fourth-seeded Zina Garrison of Houston downed Maria Lindstrom of Sweden, 6-1, 6-1. Seventh-seeded Katerina Maleeva of Bulgaria was a 6-0, 6-1 winner over Gigi Fernandez of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
France’s Yannick Noah and Philippe Pech moved into the quarterfinals of a Grand Prix tennis tournament at Lyon, France.
Noah, the defending champion, defeated Damir Keretic of West Germany, 6-3, 6-4, and Pech eliminated countryman Thierry Tulasne, 6-7, 7-5, 6-2.
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