The Sidelines : Lendl Wins Exhibition in Italy

Ivan Lendl defeated Goran Ivanisevic of Yugoslavia, 6-2, 7-6, in the final of an exhibition tennis event in Bolzano on Thursday night.

Stefan Edberg was upset by Italy’s Paolo Cane, 5-7, 6-2, 3-6, in the semifinal of an exhibition in Bologna.

At Melbourne, Australia, Brad Gilbert defeated Kelly Evernden, 6-3, 6-2, today to remain in contention for a berth in the final of the Colonial Mutual Classic exhibition tennis tournament at Kooyong.

Gilbert, ranked 10th in the world, improved his record to 1-1 in the round-robin event.