THE SIDELINES : Edberg Beats Lendl in Asian Match
Sweden’s Stefan Edberg beat Ivan Lendl of Czechoslovakia, the world’s top-ranked player, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 today in an exhibition tennis match on their three-nation Asia tour.
Edberg, 23, ranked third in the world, won the Wimbledon title in 1988.
Lendl, 29, said earlier at a press conference that he would keep playing professional tennis “as long as I enjoy tennis and can compete with young players.”
Discussing his recent defeat by 17-year-old Michael Chang of the United States in the French Open, Lendl said Chang “wins some and he loses some.”
Edberg and Lendl are to play another exhibition in the Philippines on Wednesday and wind up their tour in Japan with two matches July 29 and 30.
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