THE SIDELINES : Lendl Beats Lawson to Make It Into Quarterfinals of French Tourney
Ivan Lendl of Czechoslovakia moved into the quarterfinals of the $255,000 Passing Shot tennis tournament by beating American Lawson Duncan 6-1, 7-6 (9-7) today.
Lendl, the top-ranked player in the world, meets Henri Leconte of France in the next round. Leconte downed American Jimmy Brown 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
In other second-round play, Jaimie Ycaza, the fourth seed from Peru, advanced when his opponent, Juan Aguilera of Spain, had to withdraw in the third set of their match. Also, Cassio Motta of Brazil topped Marian Vajda of Czechoslovakia 1-6, 6-0, 7-6 (8-6).
In Palermo, Sicily, top-seeded Alberto Mancini of Argentina beat West German qualifier Stefan Lochbinher 6-4, 6-0 today to reach the quarterfinals of the $123,400 International Championship of Sicily tennis tournament.
Eighth-seeded Goran Ivanisevic of Yugoslavia beat Italy’s Simone Colombo 6-4, 7-6. Mancini and Ivanisevic will meet in the quarterfinals.
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