TENNIS ROUNDUP : Medvedev Knocks Off Cherkasov

Andrei Medvedev of Ukraine upset seventh-seeded Andrei Cherkasov of Russia, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5, Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the $330,000 Passing Shot tournament at Bordeaux, France.

Medvedev, 18, who has risen from junior champion at the French Open last year to No. 33 in the world, defeated Bjorn Borg in the opening round.

In other second-round matches, second-seeded Carlos Costa of Spain defeated countryman Francisco Roig, 6-3, 6-1; No. 3 Guy Forget of France downed Claudio Pistolesi of Italy, 6-4, 6-4, and Rodolphe Gilbert of France ousted Guillermo Perez-Roldan of Argentina, 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2).

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Top-seeded Julie Halard of France led a quartet of seeded players into the quarterfinals of a $150,000 women’s tournament at Paris.

Halard defeated Silke Frankl of Germany, 6-1, 6-1, in the second round and fourth-seeded Emmanuela Zardo of Switzerland defeated Virginia Ruano of Spain, 6-2, 6-2.

Veronika Martinek of Germany, seeded seventh, and Sandra Cecchini of Italy, No. 6, also won in straight sets.

Martinek defeated Patricia Tarabini of Argentina, 6-2, 6-4, and Cecchini ousted Joanette Kruger of South Africa, 6-2, 6-4.

The only seeded player to lose was No. 5 Barbara Paulus of Austria, who fell to Silke Meier of Germany, 6-3, 6-2.