Graf Advances; Mayotte Upset in Five Sets
- Share via
PARIS — The rains that drenched Roland Garros Stadium Friday held off just long enough for top-seeded Steffi Graf of West Germany to beat Nicole Jagerman of the Netherlands, 6-1, 6-2, and move into the fourth round of the French Open tennis championships.
The rain was less kind to American Tim Mayotte, the seventh-seeded man, who came out cold after a 5 1/2-hour delay and lost to unseeded Ronald Agenor of Haiti, 3-6, 7-5, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2.
No. 2 Boris Becker, playing more aggressively after the interruption, completed a 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Jeremy Bates of Britain and moved into the fourth round.
He was joined by Jay Berger, who became the first American to reach the fourth round by downing Jaime Yzaga of Peru, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.
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.
