Sport in Short: Tennis
JOHN McENROE will find himself paired with the Swede, Nicklas Kulti, instead of Ivan Lendl at next week's Grand Slam Cup in Munich. Lendl has withdrawn from the event, which starts on Tuesday, after deciding not to aggravate a long-standing groin problem, allowing Kulti to take his place in the 16-man field.
THE International Tennis Federation has confirmed that the 1994 Federation Cup, the team tournament for women, will be played in Frankfurt for the third consecutive year.
WEST AUSTRALIAN OPEN (Perth) Quarter- finals: D Adams (Aus) bt L Paes (Ind) 6-4 7-6; L Bale (SA) bt M Daniel (Isr) 6-2 6-4; S Touzil (Ger) bt C Bailey (GB) 3-6 6-3 6-2.
MILDURA WOMEN'S CLASSIC (Aus) Quarter-finals: T Price (SA) bt K Sharpe (Aus) 2-6 6-2 6-2; M Jaggard-Lai (Aus) bt Sung-Hee Park (S Kor) 6-2 7-6; T Krizan (Slov) bt L Smylie (Aus) 6-2 6-4; R De Los Rios (Par) bt M Joubert (SA) 6-3 2-6 6-2.
ADVANTA SENIOR TOURNAMENT (Los Angeles) Singles, first round (US unless stated): B Teacher bt R Case 3-6 6-2 6-3; P Fleming bt M Riessen 5-7 6-3 6-1; H Solomon bt C Lewis (NZ) 6-7 6-3 6-4; S Mayer bt B Lutz 6-3 6-1. Doubles, first round: M Riessen and S Stewart bt B Borg (Swe) and V Gerulaitis 7-6 6-3.
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