TENNIS ROUNDUP : Edberg Beats McEnroe Down Under, 6-3, 6-3

John McEnroe’s dream of one last title in Australia ended when top-seeded Stefan Edberg defeated him, 6-3, 6-3, in the quarterfinals of the $1.1-million Sydney Indoor tournament Friday.

Edberg, the U.S. Open champion, will meet No. 12 Henrik Holm in the semifinals. Holm beat unseeded Patrik Kuhnen, 6-3, 6-2.

“He was physically and mentally just a step ahead of me,� said McEnroe, who had won the event in his four previous appearances, from 1980-83. “I felt I played well, but he played better. You can’t afford to miss any balls when he’s playing that well.�

Second-seeded Goran Ivanisevic struggled past doubles partner Paul Haarhuis, 7-6 (7-1), 6-3, and will meet No. 6 Richard Krajicek in a matchup of two of the sport’s biggest hitters.

Krajicek warmed up for the showdown by hitting 14 aces and 20 other service winners in a 7-6 (7-1), 7-5 victory over fourth-seeded Ivan Lendl, who complained so strenuously about line calls that he was warned for verbal abuse.

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Steffi Graf and Martina Navratilova, the top two seeded players, scored straight set victories and advanced to the semifinals of the European Indoor tournament at Zurich, Switzerland.

Graf, seeded No. 1 and the five-time defending champion, struggled with her forehand in the first set against eighth-seeded Austrian Judith Wiesner, before winning, 7-5, 6-4.

Graf’s next opponent is Jana Novotna, who defeated Andrea Strnadova, 6-4, 6-0.

Navratilova, 35, defeated 17-year-old Magdalena Maleeva, 6-2, 6-3. Navratilova will meet unseeded Patty Fendick, a 6-0, 6-2 winner over Zina Garrison, in the semifinals.

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Petr Korda and Guy Forget, the top-seeded players, advanced to the semifinals of the $315,000 Toulouse Open in France.

Forget, the defending champion and No. 2-seeded player, defeated No. 6 Andrei Medvedev, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3). Medvedev won the Bordeaux tournament three weeks ago where Forget was the defending champion.

Korda, seeded No. 1, came from behind to beat Jonas Svensson, 3-6, 6-0, 6-1.

In other quarterfinals, Jan Siemerink upset No. 3 Brad Gilbert, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), and Arnaud Boetsch beat Christian Bergstrom, 6-3, 6-2.

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Sergi Bruguera, Francisco Clavet, Jordi Arrese and Javier Sanchez--all from Spain--advanced Friday to the semifinals of an ATP event at Athens.