Sport in Short: Tennis
US OPEN (New York): Men's singles, third round: I LENDL (US) bt C Adams (US) 2-6 6-4 6-3 6-4; B BECKER (Ger) bt C-U Steeb (Ger) 6-1 4-6 7-6 6-3; E Sanchez (Sp) bt J Sanchez (Sp) 5-7 6-1 6-7 7-6 6-4; J COURIER (US) bt J McENROE (US) 6-2 6-2 7-6; M WASHINGTON (US) bt H Leconte (Fr) 6-4 6-7 6-4 6-3. Fourth round: A Volkov (Russia) bt B Gilbert (US) 6-2 6-4 5-7 7-6.
Women's singles, fourth round: M J FERNANDEZ (US) M PIERCE (Fr) 6-0 6-4; S GRAF (Ger) bt F Labat (Arg) 6-2 6-2; A SANCHEZ VICARIO (Sp) bt Z GARRISON (US) 6-0 6-1; M MALEEVA- FRAGNIERE (Swit) bt C Cunningham (US) 6-3 7- 5.
Doubles, third round: M NAVRATILOVA and P SHRIVER (US) bt I DEMONGEOT and N TAUZIAT (Fr) 6-4 6-0. Mixed doubles, quarter- finals: N PROVIS and M WOODFORDE (Aus) bt L McNeil and B Shelton (US) 7-6 6-3.
*seeded players in capitals.
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