Chang Returns to Form, Advances in Japan Open
Michael Chang overcame windy conditions today to defeat Kelly Jones 1-6, 6-0, 6-1 in the second round of the $1.15-million Japan Open.
Chang, the Placentia youth who won the 1989 French Open, said the winds bothered him in the first set but “in the second set I started hitting the ball late, allowing me more room and time to hit the ball.”
He said he wasn’t bothered by the hip injury he sustained in early December.
It was the only second-round match of day. Top-seeded Ivan Lendl faces Japan’s Shuzo Matsuoka and second-seeded Stefan Edberg plays Leif Shiras in second-round matches Wednesday.
In first-round matches, Paul Chamberlin defeated Gilad Bloom of Israel 7-6 (15-13), 7-5 and Anders Jarryd beat Dan Cassidy 6-0, 6-3.
In women’s first-round matches, top-seeded Catarina Lindqvist beat Jo Durie 6-4, 6-4.
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