Evernden eliminated
NZPA-AAP Adelaide Kelly Evernden, of New Zealand, on a downswing after finishing runner-up in the N.S.W. tennis open last week, •was eliminated from the South Australian Open yesterday by a South African qualifier, Eddie Edwards. Edwards, aged 29, belied his 197 world ranking to beat the sixth-seeded Evernden 2-6, 6-3, 6-1, and to move into the quarter-finals. “He came out smoking — he
was so good in the beginning,” said Edwards. “It was all his way until midway through the second set when I got the break and managed to hold my serve. “He just got a little tired and irritable and on grass once you get on top it becomes easier.” Evernden seemed to lose both rhythm and concentration after the first set allowing Edwards, who has won five matches in Adelaide including qualifing, to dominate.
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