Tennis

MILAN INDOOR ATP TOURNAMENT

First round: M. Tabara (Czech Rep) bt G. Ivanisevic (Croatia) 5-7 7-6 (7-6) 3-0 (Ivanisevic retired), S. Sargsian (Armenia) bt 6-J. Novak (Czech Rep) 6-2 3-6 6-4, M. Mirnyi (Belarus) bt F. Luzzi (Italy) 6-0 4-1 (Luzzi retired), 1-J. Ferrero (Spain) bt J. Boutter (France) 3-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4.

Second round: 7-G. Rusedski (Britain) bt B. Ulihrach (Czech Rep) 7-6 (7-5) 6-4, N. Escude (France) bt 8-H. Arazi (Morocco) 6-1 6-3.

SATELLITE TOURNAMENT
(Wollongong)

Qualifying: J. Shortall (NZ) bt M. Kock (Australia) 6-3 6-3. Shortall plays J. Gooding (Australia) in first round.