DAVIS CUP
World group semifinal.-
In Brisbane: Australia bt Brazil 5-0.
Patrick Rafter bt Gustavo Kuerten 6-3 6-2 6-3, Lleyton Hewitt bt Fernando Meligeni 6-4 6-2 6-3, Sandon Stolle/Mark Woodforde bt Kuerten/Jaime Oncins 6-7 (3-7) 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4, Rafter bt Meligeni 6-3 6-4, Hewitt bt Andre Sa 6-4 6-1.
Qualifying round.-
In Tashkent: Netherlands bt Uzbekistan 4-1.
Richard Krajicek bt Oleg Ogorodov 6-4 6-3 6-4, Sjeng Schalken bt Vadim Kutsenko 6-2 6-1 6-4, Schalken/Paul Haarhuis bt Ogorodov/Dmitry Tomashevich 6-3 6-1 7-6 (7-0), Haarhuis bt Kutsenko 6-1 6-4, Schalken lost to Ogorodov 4-6 3-6.
In Harare: Romania bt Zimbabwe 3-2.
Razvan Sabau lost to Byron Black 2-6 6-4 5-7 2-6, Andrei Pavel bt Kevin Ullyett 6-4 7-6 (7-2) 6-2, Pavel/Gabriel Trifu bt Ullyett/Wayne Black 7-5 6-2 7-6 (7-2), Pavel bt Byron Black 6-2 6-4 6-1, Sabau lost to Wayne Black 3-6 6-7 (2-7).
In London: Ecuador bt Britain 3-2.
Nicolas Lapentti bt Greg Rusedski 6-3 6-7 (3-7) 7-5 4-6 7-5, Luis Adrian Morejon lost to Tim Henman 3-6 1-6 4-6, Nicolas and Giovanni Lapentti bt Arvind Parmar/Henman 6-3 7-5 6-3, Giovanni Lapentti bt Parmar 4-6 3-6 6-1 6-3 6-3, Nicolas Lapentti lost to Tim Henman 1-6 4-6 4-6.
HALL OF FAME
(Newport, Rhode Island)
Men's singles, final: Peter Wessels (Netherlands) bt Jens Knippschild (Germany) 7-6 (7-3) 6-3.
NATIONAL U-18 INDOOR CHAMPS
Boys.-
Singles: 8-M. Henderson (Aus) bt 2-J. Olsen (NZ) 6-1 6-
4. Doubles: 2-S. Auteri/Henderson (Aus) bt 4-B. Hunter
(Aus)/D. Mulhane (NZ) 7-6 6-4.
Girls.-
Singles: 3-I. Jovanovich (NZ) bt 1-L. Breadmore (Aus) 6-4 6-4. Doubles: 2-K. Coventry (Aus)/Jovanovich (NZ) bt 3-Breadmore (Aus)/S. Gallios (Aus) 6-2 0-6 6-3.
Tennis
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