Borg’s effortless win
NZPA-Reuter Paris Bjorn Borg, of Sweden, seeking the men’s title for the sixth straight time, raced into the final 16 by defeating Paul Antoine Torre, of France, 6-2, 6-1, 6-2, yesterday in the French Open tennis championship. Chris Evert-Lloyd, meanwhile favoured to retain the women’s crown, downed Eva Pfaff, of Germany, 6-3, 6-1, and moved into the final 16.
Argentina’s Guillermo Vilas, the No. 6 seed, demolished his fellow countryman, Ricardo Cano, 6-1, 6-1, 6-0, and Kathy Rinaldi, aged 14, upset the No. 8 seed, Dianne Fromholtz, of Australia, 6-3, 7-5. The 24-year-old Australian left-hander was the first women’s seed to be eliminated. The American, Gene Mayer, the No. 4 seed, suffered a recurrence of a wrist injury and retired from
his match with Victor Feed of Paraguay. Pecci was leading 6-4, 2-1, and moved into the last 16. ! ‘ : ’ Jimmy Connors, the No. 2 seed, advanced to the third round yesterday after a hard-fought 6-3, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, victory over the little-known Gabriel Urpi, a 19-year-old Spaniard who has never won a professional tournament. The No. 3 seed, John McEnroe, 'of the United States, turned back Chile’s Jaime Fillol, 6-3, 6-0, 6-1,
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