Tennis Roundup : Edberg Scores 6-2, 6-2 Victory
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Top-seeded Stefan Edberg of Sweden opened defense of his $617,500 Japan Indoor tennis title Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Todd Nelson at Tokyo.
In other matches, sixth-seeded John Fitzgerald of Australia defeated Ken Flach, 6-4, 6-0; Richard Matuszewski upset fifth-seeded Jay Berger, 7-6, 6-3, and seventh-seeded Slobodan Zivojinovic of Yugoslavia downed Toshihisa Tsuchihashi of Japan, 7-5, 6-3.
Top-seeded Pam Shriver eliminated Judith Wiesner of Austria, 4-6, 7-5, 6-0, in the opening round of the $200,000 European Indoor women’s tournament at Zurich, Switzerland.
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