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Stefan Edberg ended top-seeded Thomas Muster’s recent run of success on grass with a 6-7 (7-2), 6-3, 6-2 victory in the semifinals of the Queens tournament, a major warmup for Wimbledon in London.

In the finals, Edberg will face Boris Becker, a 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 winner over Wayne Ferreira.

American Meredith McGrath upset top-seeded Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, in the semifinals of the DFS Classic grass-court tournament in Birmingham, England, and advanced to a finals match against Nathalie Tauziat, who beat Mirian Oremans of the Netherlands, 6-2, 6-3.

Richey Reneberg advanced to the final of the Heineken Open in Rosmalen, Netherlands, with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Jonas Bjorkman of Sweden.

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Reneberg will play unseeded Frenchman Stephane Simian, whose run continued with still another upset, over Dutchman Paul Haarhuis, 6-3, 6-4, in the other semifinal.

Felix Mantilla trounced top-seeded fellow Spaniard Carlos Moya, 6-0, 6-4, in the semifinals of the Maia Open-Oporto Cup in Portugal.

In the finals, Mantilla will play Hernan Gumy of Argentina.

Defending champions Bill and Kurt Streng of Michigan will face second-seeded Ernest and Chris Schoop from Pacific Palisades in the finals of the USTA National Father and Son Hardcourt Doubles Tennis Championship at 12:30 p.m today at Newport Beach Tennis Club.

Irvine’s Jim and Brian Nelson advanced to quarterfinals before being eliminated.

Emil and William Bereczky of Anaheim and Irvine will play in the consolation final against Jack Jones of Mississippi and Matthew Jones of Ohio.

Golf

Larry Mowry shot a one-under-par 69 to hold off Kermit Zarley, Lee Trevino, Jack Keifer and Don Bies in the Canadian Senior Open in Ancaster.

Mowry is at 202 for 54 holes, with Zarley a stroke behind and Trevino, Bies and Keifer two strokes back.

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Carin Koch shot a tournament-record 63 for a two-day total of 135 and a one-shot lead over Nancy Lopez in the Edina Realty LPGA tournament in suburban Minneapolis.

Placentia’s John Lee and Alhambra’s Brian Ricketts advanced to the finals of the 72nd annual Long Beach match play golf championship Saturday at Skylinks Golf Course.

Lee, 20, and Ricketts, 26, made it to today’s 36-hole final in a field of 175.

Lee, a graduate of Valencia High, defeated Mel Collins Jr. from Long Beach 2 and 1, to earn a spot in the final.

Ricketts, 26, who attended Cypress College, advanced with a 1-up victory over Mel Collins, the current Skylinks Club champion.

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