Tennis Roundup : Edberg Upset at Queen’s Club
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Defending Wimbledon champion Stefan Edberg of Sweden was upset Tuesday in the first round of the Queen’s Club tennis tournament at London by Venezuelan Nicolas Pereira, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4).
“You can’t expect to play great tennis on grass with 1 1/2 hours practice,” Edberg said.
Top-seeded Ivan Lendl defeated Sweden’s Tobias Svantesson, 1-6, 6-2, 6-1, and third-seeded Mats Wilander of Sweden defeated Richard Matuszewski, 6-2, 6-2.
Martina Navratilova beat Japan’s Akiko Kijimuta, 6-0, 6-1, in the second round of a Virginia Slims tournament at Edgbaston, England.
Pam Shriver overcame Laura Golarsa of Italy, 4-6, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4.
Second-seeded Zina Garrison defeated Hu Na of San Diego, 6-3, 6-4, and Claudia Kohde-Kilsch of West Germany defeated Nana Miyaki of Japan, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.
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