Sport in Short: Tennis

SWISS INDOOR MEN'S TOURNAMENT (Basle) Singles, first round: C Mezzadri (Swit) bt K Novacek (Cz) 6-3 6-2; P Korda (Cz) bt A Cherkasov (Rus) 6-2 6-2; C Pioline (Fr) bt C-U Steeb (Ger) 2-6 6-3 6-4. Second round: Korda bt J Oncins (Bra) 6-2 3-0 ret; A Chesnokov (CIS) bt B Gilbert (US) 6-1 2-6 7-6; A Mansdorf (Isr) bt T Enqvist (Swe) 6-3 2-6 6-3; Pioline bt S Pescosolido (It) 6-4 7-5; B Becker (Ger) bt N Kulti (Swe) 6-4 7-5; I Lendl (US) bt A Boetsch (Fr) 6-3 6-4.

QUEENSLAND OPEN (Brisbane) Singles, second round: J Stark (US) bt K Thorne (US) 6-2 6-1; K Carlsen (Den) bt G Pozzi (It) 6-4 6-4; J Grabb (US) bt S Youl (Aus) 7-6 7-6; T Hogstedt (Swe) bt B Shelton (US) 7-6 4-6 6-4.

LEIPZIG WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT Singles, second round: A Huber (Ger) bt Porwik (Ger) 6-2 6-3; J Novotna (Cz) bt R Zrubakova (Cz) 6-1 6-3; S Appelmans (Bel) bt J Santrock (US) 6-2 6-3; M Maleeva (Bul) bt Z Garrison (US) 6-4 6-4; K Maleeva (Bul) bt J Wiesner (Aut) 6-0 6-4.

PALERMO MEN'S TOURNAMENT: Second round: E Sanchez (Sp) bt T Champion (Fr) 5-7 7-6 6-4; T Carbonell (Sp) bt G Lopez (Sp) 6-1 6-1; F Clavet (Sp) bt G Prpic (Croa) 6-1 6-4.

BAYONNE WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT: Second round: D Monami (Fr) bt F Labat (Arg) 6-4 6-2; P Paradis-Mangon (Fr) bt A Fusai (Aut) 6-3 3-6 6-2; N Dahlman (Fin) bt M Pierce (Fr) 6-4 6-2; M Maleeva-Fragniere (Swit) bt N Herreman (Fr) 6-0 6-4.