TENNIS ROUNDUP : Edberg Stopped by No. 83 Morgan in Grass Event

Stefan Edberg’s Wimbledon preparations were jarred Friday when he was defeated by 83rd-ranked Australian Jamie Morgan, 4-6, 7-6 (11-9), 6-3, in the quarterfinals of the Queen’s Club grass-court championships at London.

Edberg held two match points in the second-set tiebreaker, but failed to capitalize.

“I had a chance to win, but I didn’t take it,” Edberg said. “Today was one of those days you have once or twice a year. It was bad, that’s all I can say, but that’s the way it goes. I don’t think this will spoil my chances for Wimbledon.”

Michael Stich won a battle of Wimbledon champions, defeating Boris Becker, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2).

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Australian Wally Masur outlasted second-seeded Richard Krajicek, 16-14, in a tiebreaker to complete a 6-3, 7-6 upset in the quarterfinals of the Rosmalen grass court championships at Rosmalen, Netherlands.

Masur’s opponent in the semifinals will be third-seeded Mal Washington, who advanced with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over sixth-seeded Cedric Pioline of France.

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Unheralded Spaniards Jordi Burillo and Alex Corretja upset second-seeded Emilio Sanchez and fifth-seeded Argentine Guillermo Perez-Roldan in the quarterfinals of a clay-court tournament at Florence, Italy.

Burillo, a qualifier, beat Sanchez, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, and Corretja defeated Perez-Roldan, 6-1, 7-5.

Top-seeded Thomas Muster of Austria breezed past Belgian qualifier Filip De Wulf, 6-1, 6-3.

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Rain forced Zina Garrison-Jackson indoors in the Edgbaston grass-court tournament at Birmingham, England, and she said playing on a hard court helped her reach the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Katrina Adams.