TENNIS ROUNDUP : Graf Wins, but Is Upset by Invasion of Privacy

Steffi Graf’s forehand appears to be in fine form again this week. It’s those backside shots she’s worried about.

Graf breezed to a third-round victory Wednesday at the Virginia Slims of Florida at Boca Raton, then discussed overexposure in the tennis spotlight.

She confirmed reports that a helicopter flew over her house in Boca Raton 10 days ago and took photos of her sunbathing nude. The photographer’s work has yet to surface in print.

“He only got my back, thank God,” Graf revealed. “Otherwise I would have been crazy.”

The top-seeded Graf was upset, but not in her match. She won easily for the second time in 24 hours, beating 14th-seeded Naoko Sawamatsu of Japan, 6-0, 6-1, in 48 minutes.

In other matches at the Polo Club, No. 4 Conchita Martinez of Spain beat Eva Sviglerova of Czechoslovakia, 6-3, 6-1; No. 10 Laura Gildemeister of Peru beat Donna Faber of Hilton Head Island, S.C., 7-6 (7-0), 6-4, and No. 11 Kimiko Date of Japan beat Lisa Raymond of the University of Florida, 7-5, 6-3.

“It is really frustrating,” Graf said, “because you work so hard for what you do and dedicate yourself so much to the sport and give so much, and then you don’t even get respect out of it. You do your job, and then you should get some time away from it.”

Anders Jarryd, the Swedish doubles specialist, scored an easy 6-4, 6-1 victory over German qualifier Udo Riglewski in a first-round match of the Copenhagen Open.

Jarryd, seeded No. 4, is one of five seeded players remaining in the tournament. No. 7 Lars Koslowski of Germany lost, 6-3, 6-3, to Eduardo Masso of Belgium.