Edberg swiftly dispatched

Tennis

Stefan Edberg was humbled by the unseeded MaliVai Washington in the first round of the Genovese Hamlet Cup at Commack, New York. The American needed just 60 minutes to achieve a 6-1, 6-4 victory over the 29-year- old Swedish No 2 seed.

The defending champion, Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia, had no problems beating Olivier Delaitre 6-1, 6-3 in 54 minutes, however. The top seed lost just 12 points in his eight service games.

Marc Rosset, the No 3 seed, cruised past Martin Damm 6-4, 6-1, while Andrei Medvedev became the only seeded player remaining in the bottom half of the draw when he defeated Richey Reneberg 6-2, 6-4.