Tennis

WIMBLEDON

Men's singles, fourth round. -

24-Nicolas Escude (France) bt 5-Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) 4-6 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-4, 2-Andre Agassi (US) beat 19-Nicolas Kiefer (Germany) 6-3 7-5 7-5, 15-Roger Federer (Switzerland) bt 1-Pete Sampras (US) 7-6 (9-7) 5-7 6-4 6-7 (2-7) 7-5, Goran Ivanisevic (Croatia) bt Greg Rusedski (Britain) 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 6-4, 4-Marat Safin (Russia) bt 13-Arnaud Clement (France) 6-0 6-3 6-2, 3-Patrick Rafter (Australia) bt Mikhail Youzhny (Russia) 2-6 6-3 6-2 7-5, 10-Thomas Enqvist (Sweden) bt Guillermo Canas (Argentina) 6-3 6-3 6-1.

Match to be completed: 23-Todd Martin (US) leads 6-Tim Henman (Britain) 7-6 (7-3) 6-7 (5-7) 6-4

Women's singles, fourth round. -

8-Justine Henin (Belgium) bt 18-Anke Huber (Germany) 4-6 6-2 6-2, 2-Venus Williams (US) bt Nadejda Petrova (Russia) 6-2 6-0, 19-Conchita Martinez (Spain) bt Lina Krasnoroutskaya (Russia) 6-3 6-4, 9-Nathalie Tauziat (France) bt 31-Tamarine Tanasugarn (Thailand) 6-3 6-2, 3-Lindsay Davenport (US) bt 14-Jelena Dokic (Yugoslavia) 7-5 6-4, 4-Jennifer Capriati (US) bt 15-Sandrine Testud (France) 6-1 6-2, 7-Kim Clijsters (Belgium) bt 17-Meghann Shaughnessy (US) 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-5), 5-Serena Williams (US) bt 12-Magdalena Maleeva (Bulgaria) 6-2 6-1.

Men's doubles. -

Second round: Pablo Albano (Argentina)/Lucas Arnold (Argentina) bt 10-David Prinosil (Germany)/Cyril Suk (Czech Republic) 0-6 6-4 6-4 5-7 6-4.

Third round: 15-Bob Bryan (US)/Mike Bryan (US) bt 1-Jonas Bjorkman (Sweden)/Todd Woodbridge (Australia) 7-6 (7-1) 7-6 (7-4) 6-3, 5-Ellis Ferreira (South Africa)/Rick Leach (US) bt 11-Mark Knowles (Bahamas)/Brian Macphie (US) 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 7-6 (7-5), 7-Petr Pala (Czech Republic)/Pavel Vizner (Czech Republic) bt 9-Michael Hill (US)/Jeff Tarango (US) 6-4 6-7 (7-7) 7-6 (7-2) 6-4.

Chris Haggard (South Africa)/Tom Vanhoudt (Belgium) bt David Adams (South Africa)/Michael Llodra (France) 6-4 6-7 (0-7) 6-3 2-6 6-3, 3-Jiri Novak (Czech Republic)/David Rikl (Czech Republic) bt Aleksandar Kitinov (Macedonia)/Nenad Zimonjic (Yugoslavia) 6-3 6-3 6-4.

Women's. -

Second round: 9-Kim Clijsters (Belgium)/Ai Sugiyama (Japan) bt Sandrine Testud (France)/Virginie Razzano (France) 6-3 7-6 (7-4).

Third round: 1-Lisa Raymond (US)/Rennae Stubbs (US) bt 14-Amanda Coetzer (South Africa)/Lori McNeil (US) 6-2 6-2, 2-Virginia Ruano Pascual (Spain)/Paola Suarez (Argentina) bt Barbara Rittner (Germany)/Maria Alejandra Vento (Venezuela) 6-3 3-6 6-1, Rachel McQuillan (Australia)/Lisa McShea (Australia) bt Karina Habsudova (Slovakia)/Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) 7-5 6-4, Iva Majoli (Croatia)/Henrieta Nagyova (Slovakia) bt 12-Tathiana Garbin (Italy)/Janette Husarova (Slovakia) 7-6 (7-5) 6-3.

Mixed. -

First round: Mike Bryan (US)/Liezel Huber (South Africa) bt Johan Landsberg (Sweden)/Asa Carlsson (Sweden) 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 9-7, Bob Bryan (US)/Lisa McShea (Australia) bt Jim Thomas (US)/Janet Lee (Taiwan) 6-2 7-5.

Second round: Myles Wakefield (South Africa)/Nannie De Villiers (South Africa) bt John-Laffnie De Jager (South Africa)/Elena Tatarkova (Russia) 6-2 6-2, 4-Mahesh Bhupathi (India)/Elena Likhovtseva (Russia) bt Andrew Kratzmann (Australia)/Magui Serna (Spain) 6-4 4-6 6-2, 13-Jiri Novak (Czech Republic)/Miriam Oremans (Netherlands) bt Julien Boutter (France)/Nathalie Dechy (France) 6-2 5-7 7-5, 5-Donald Johnson (US)/Kimberly Po-Messerli (US) bt Tomas Carbonell (Spain)/Virginia Ruano Pascual (Spain) 6-3 6-2.

Leos Friedl (Czech Republic)/Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) bt 1-Todd Woodbridge (Australia)/Rennae Stubbs (US) 1-6 6-3 6-4, 15-David Rikl (Czech Republic)/Karina Habsudova (Slovakia) bt Lorenzo Manta (Switzerland)/Laura Golarsa (Italy) 6-4 6-4, Karsten Braasch (Germany)/Barbara Rittner (Germany) bt Jason Weir Smith (South Africa)/Katie Schlukebir (US) 6-1 6-4.

14-Jeff Tarango (US)/Jelena Dokic (Yugoslavia) bt Chris Haggard (South Africa)/Els Callens (Belgium) walkover, 12-Rick Leach (US)/Amanda Coetzer (South Africa) bt Brian Macphie (US)/Nicole Pratt (Australia) 7-6 (7-3) 6-4, Martin Damm (Czech Republic)/Henrieta Nagyova (Slovakia) bt 3-Sandon Stolle (Australia)/Cara Black (Zimbabwe) 6-4 6-4, Tom Vanhoudt (Belgium)/Katarina Srebotnik (Slovenia) bt 16-Pavel Vizner (Czech Republic)/Tathiana Garbin (Italy) 6-3 3-6 6-0.

2-Ellis Ferreira (South Africa)/Ai Sugiyama (Japan) bt Martin Garcia (Argentina)/Laura Montalvo (Argentina) 7-5 6-1 9-Mark Knowles (Bahamas)/Nicole Arendt (US) bt Grant Stafford (South Africa)/Lori McNeil (US) 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-Leander Paes (India)/Lisa Raymond (US) bt Max Mirnyi (Belarus)/Martina Navratilova (US) 6-3 6-4.

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Doubles final: Cary Franklin (US / Harsh Mankad (India) bt James Shortall (NZ) / Vikrant Chandha (India) 7-6 (4) 6-3.

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Semifinals: Lauren Kalvaria (US) bt Ilke Gers (NZ) 6-4 6-3.

Doubles final: Michelle Dasso (US) / Julie Ditty (US) bt Gers / Tracey O'Connor (NZ) 6-5 7-5.

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(Auckland)

Boys (Australian unless noted, prefix denotes seeding). -

Singles quarter-finals: 6-C. Guccione bt A. Feeney 7-6 7-6, T. Walter bt R. Sceats 6-1 2-6 7-5, 3-B. Hunter bt G. Baker 6-2 6-2, 2-Go Seda (Japan) bt G. Chanie 6-4 6-2.

Doubles quarter-finals: A. Feeney/R. Haybittell bt S. Bobusic/R. Sceats 7-5 6-2, E. O'Neill/T. Walter bt H. Gers (NZ)/T. Walter 6-4 6-7 6-4, R. Giltinan/G. Soeda bt 3-L. Soonalole (Pacific)/M. Godinet (Pacific) 6-2 7-6, 2-C. Singh/B. Hunter bt 7-A Branks (NZ)/D. Mulhane (NZ) 6-4 6-2.

Girls. -

Singles quarter-finals: 1-T. Wellford bt 11 M. Ivanov 4-6 6-3 6-4, 4-M. Hosokawa (Japan) bt D. Cupac 7-6 6-4, 3-A. Szili bt 8-S. Gallios 6-0 6-1, 12-C. Dellaqua bt I Jovanovich 6-4 2-6 6-1.

Doubles quarter-finals: 1-T. Wellford/I Jovanovich bt A. Yamagata (Japan)/S. Tanaka (Japan) 6-2 6-2, M. Hosokawa (Japan)/M. Kawatoko (Japan) bt J. Poskitt (NZ)/A. Siddall (NZ) 6-0 6-0, 3-G. Baker/A. Szili bt L. Cheung/J. Dzeidzic 6-2 6-2, 5-C. Dellacqua/D. Cupac bt T. Markovic (NZ)/K. Coventry 6-1 6-4.