Tennis

AUSTRALIAN OPEN
(Melbourne)

Men's singles, second round (prefix denotes seeding).-

Daniel Nestor (Canada) bt 11-Franco Squillari (Argentina) 3-6 6-2 6-4 7-5, Sargis Sargsian (Armenia) bt Rainer Schuettler (Germany) 6-3 7-5 4-6 6-4, Thomas Johansson (Sweden) bt Gianluca Pozzi (Italy) 7-6 (7-1) 7-5 6-3.

16-Sebastien Grosjean (France) bt Jan Siemerink (Netherlands) 6-3 6-0 6-4, 5-Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Russia) bt Nicolas Kiefer (Germany) 6-2 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-0, Carlos Moya (Spain) bt Marc Rosset (Switzerland) 6-2 6-1 6-3, Chris Woodruff (US) bt Alexander Popp (Germany) 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4.

Lars Burgsmuller (Germany) bt Stefan Koubek (Austria) 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 6-3, 15-Arnaud Clement (France) bt Alberto Martin (Spain) 6-2 6-1 6-1, 13-Cedric Pioline (France) beat Slava Dosedel (Czech Republic) 7-6 (8-6) 1-6 6-4 6-4, 6-Andre Agassi (US) bt Paul Goldstein (US) 6-1 6-3 6-1.

Men's doubles, first round.-

13-Michael Hill (Australia)/Jeff Tarango (US) bt Paul Rosner/Jason Weir Smith (South Africa) 6-4 7-5, Chris Haggard (South Africa)/Tom Vanhoudt (Belgium) bt 16-Simon Aspelin (Sweden)/Robbie Koenig (South Africa) 6-4 6-3, Lucas Arnold/Gaston Etlis (Argentina) bt Mariano Hood (Argentina)/Jairo Velasco jun (Spain) 4-6 6-1 6-2, Frantisek Cermak/Ota Fukarek (Czech Republic) bt 7-Donald Johnson (US)/Pieter Norval (South Africa) 6-4 2-6 10-8.

Arnaud Clement/Sebastien Grosjean (France) bt Christian Brandi/Laurence Tieleman (Italy) 6-4 6-3, Alberto Martin (Spain)/Eyal Ran (Israel) bt Paul Kilderry/Peter Tramacchi (Australia) 4-6 6-0 6-3, 5-Sebastien Lareau (Canada)/Alex O'Brien (US) bt David MacPherson (Australia)/Grant Stafford (South Africa) 6-3 6-1, 15-Justin Gimelstob/Scott Humphries (US) bt Thomas Johansson/Johan Landsberg (Sweden) 4-6 6-3 6-4.

Juan Balcells/German Puentes (Spain) bt Jeff Coetzee/Marcos Ondruska (South Africa) 6-7 (6-8) 6-4 6-3, 3-Wayne Ferreira/Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Russia) bt Andrea Gaudenzi (Italy)/Marc Rosset (Switzerland) 4-6 7-6 (10-8) 10-8, Karsten Braasch/Jens Knippschild (Germany) bt Marius Barnard (South Africa)/Jim Thomas (US) 6-3 7-6 (8-6), Paul Baccanello/Luke Smith (Australia) bt Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (US) 6-4 7-6 (7-4).

Scott Draper/Jason Stoltenberg (Australia) bt Sander Groen/Jan Siemerink (Netherlands) 6-4 6-3, Alex Lopez Moron/Albert Portas (Spain) bt Matthew Breen/Lee Pearson (Australia) 6-4 6-4, 2-Ellis Ferreira (South Africa)/David Rikl (Czech Republic) bt Jonathan Erlich (Israel)/Yuri Schukin (Russia) 6-1 6-4.

1-Daniel Nestor (Canada)/Sandon Stolle (Australia) v Devin Bowen-Brandon Coupe (US) 6-3 7-6 (7-3), Ivan Ljubicic (Croatia)/Jack Waite (US) bt Gustavo Kuerten-Antonio Prieto (Brazil) 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (8-6) 6-3, 6-Nicklas Kulti (Sweden)/Max Mirnyi (Belarus) bt Julien Boutter/Fabrice Santoro (France) 6-3 6-7 (5-7) 14-12.

Women's singles, second round.-

Virginie Razzano (France) bt Anne Kremer (Luxembourg) 6-7 (1-7) 6-1 7-5, Evie Dominikovic (Australia) bt Holly Parkinson (US) 6-4 2-6 6-2, 1-Martina Hingis (Switzerland) bt Els Callens (Belgium) 6-1 6-0.

13-Amelie Mauresmo (France) bt Nicole Pratt (Australia) 6-0 7-5, Daja Bedanova (Czech Republic) bt Anabel Medina Garrigues (Spain) 6-2 4-6 6-4, 3-Venus Williams (US) bt Meghann Shaughnessy (US) 6-3 7-6 (7-3), 7-Mary Pierce (France) bt Mariana Diaz-Oliva (Argentina) 6-2 6-2.

Iva Majoli (Croatia) bt Karina Habsudova (Slovakia) 6-4 6-2, Rita Grande (Italy) bt 16-Amy Frazier (US) 6-4 6-1, 9-Elena Dementieva (Russia) bt Andrea Glass (Germany) 2-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-3, Paola Suarez (Argentina) bt Rossana De Los Rios (Paraguay) 6-3 6-0.

Marlene Weingartner (Germany) bt Tina Pisnik (Slovenia) 4-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-0, 10-Amanda Coetzer (South Africa) bt Silvija Talaja (Croatia) 6-1 6-3, Tamarine Tanasugarn (Thailand) bt Patricia Wartusch (Austria) 6-1 6-1, Denisa Chladkova (Czech Republic) bt Sabine Appelmans (Belgium) 6-2 6-2.

Women's doubles, first round.-

Alice Canepa (Italy)/Maja Matevzic (Slovenia) bt Andrea Glass/Bianka Lamade (Germany) 6-1 6-3, 8-Els Callens (Belgium)/Anne-Gaelle Sidot (France) bt Kim Grant (South Africa)/Marion Maruska (Austria) 6-0 6-1, Asa Carlsson (Sweden)/Magdalena Maleeva (Bulgaria) bt Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia)/Louise Pleming (Australia) 6-1 6-4, Rika Hiraki (Japan)/Seda Noorlander (Netherlands) bt Nai Li-Ting Li (China) 6-2 3-6 6-2.

2-Nicole Arendt (US)/Ai Sugiyama (Japan) bt Sabine Appelmans (Belgium)/Magdalena Grzybowska (Poland) 6-0 6-1, Yvette Basting (Netherlands)/Katarina Srebotnik (Slovenia) bt Angelika Bachmann (Germany)/Eva Dryberg (Denmark) 6-4 4-6 7-5, Katalin Marosi-Aracama (Hungary)/Lorna Woodroffe (Great Britain) bt Nadejda Petrova (Russia)/Virginie Razzano (France) 6-4 6-4, Amy Frazier/Katie Schlukebir (US) bt Barbara Rittner (Germany)/Patty Schnyder (Switzerland) 6-4 7-6 (7-3).

11-Nicole Pratt (Australia)/Meghann Shaughnessy (US) bt Nannie De Villiers (South Africa)/Annabel Ellwood (Australia) 6-2 7-5, Serena Williams/Venus Williams (US) bt Renata Kolbovic (Canada)/Nirupama Vaidyanathan (India) 6-1 6-3, Liezel Horn (South Africa)/Iva Majoli (Croatia) bt Maria Antonia Sanchez Lorenzo (Spain)/Caroline Schneider (Germany) 6-4 6-2, Erika De Lone (US)/Alicia Molik (Australia) bt Lina Krasnoroutskaya (Russia)/Nadejda Ostrovskaya (Belarus) 6-2 7-6 (7-3).

Evie Dominikovic (Australia)/Justine Henin (Belgium) bt Amanda Hopmans (Netherlands)/Sylvia Plischke (Austria) 6-1 7-5, 12-Tina Krizan (Slovenia)/Irina Selyutina (Kazakhstan) bt Gala Leon Garcia/Gisela Riera (Spain) 6-0 4-6 6-3, 9-Alexandra Fusai (France)/Rita Grande (Italy) bt Lubomira Bacheva (Bulgaria