Edberg, Krickstein, Jaite Advance in Paris 1st Round

Second-seeded Stefan Edberg of Sweden advanced easily in the first round of the Paris Open tennis tournament today by downing Andrei Chesnokov of the Soviet Union 6-2, 6-3.

Aaron Krickstein of Grosse Pointe, Mich., and Martin Jaite of Argentina also won early matches in opening-round play.

Edberg, ranked third in the world, rushed the net a number of times and controlled the tempo of the match. He broke Chesnokov in the second and eighth games of the first set, punctuating the final break by winning at love.

In the second set, Chesnokov took an early break to go up 3-1. But then Edberg got hot and took the next five games for the match, at one point stringing together 14 consecutive points behind volleys and forced Chesnokov errors.

“I knew I had to play aggressive,” Edberg said. “The key to my game is how quickly I play and how well I move. “

Krickstein, the No. 6 seed, had no trouble with Mikael Pernfors, romping 6-1, 6-3 as the Swede made numerous unforced errors.

Jaite came from behind to defeat West Germany’s Carl-Uwe Steeb 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3).

The tournament continues through Sunday and offers a $300,000 first prize. Top-seeded Boris Becker of West Germany and third-seeded John McEnroe get into action later in the week.

TOP 10 PLAYERS

Men’s rankings released today by Assn. of Tennis Professionals.

1. Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia)

2. Boris Becker (W. Germany)

3. Stefan Edberg (Sweden)

4. John McEnroe (U.S.)

5. Michael Chang (U.S.)

6. Andre Agassi (U.S.)

7. Brad Gilbert (U.S.)

8. Aaron Krickstein (U.S.)

9. Alberto Mancini (Argentina)

10. Jay Berger (U.S.)