Tennis
From Staff and Wire Reports
Steffi Graf, the top-seeded player, easily handled fifth-seeded Conchita Martinez of Spain, 6-1, 6-1, in the Virginia Slims of Philadelphia.
Second-seeded Gabriela Sabatini struggled back from 2-5 in the second set to beat wild-card Lisa Raymond, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2).
Natalia Zvereva upset sixth-seeded Mary Pierce, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2, and eighth-seeded Lori McNeil defeated Gigi Fernandez, 6-2, 7-5.
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