McEnroe, Lendl Score Victories
Associated Press
ADELAIDE, Australia — American John McEnroe and world-ranked No. 2 player Ivan Lendl scored straight-set victories today in the Rio International tennis challenge.
McEnroe, ranked 11th in the world, upset No. 1 Mats Wilander of Sweden 6-4, 6-3 at the Memorial Drive courts. Lendl scored a 6-4, 7-6 triumph over Australian Mark Woodeforde.
The event, a six-man round-robin exhibition, is a warm-up for the Australian Open, which starts Monday at Melbourne.
McEnroe had lost in straight sets to Australian Pat Cash in his first match Wednesday.
Go beyond the scoreboard
Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the daily Sports Report newsletter.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
