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Lendl, Arias win Champions Tour matches
Jimmy Arias in his match against Johan Kriek Saturday evening.
By Palm Beach Business.com
DELRAY BEACH — It was almost like two different matches, watching Mikael Pernfors and Ivan Lendl play Saturday evening at the Delray Beach ITC.
In the first set, Pernfors dominated Lendl, 6-2. The second set had the same score, only with Lendl coming out on top. The two went back and forth, exchanging the lead in the tiebreaker. Pernfors double-faulted to give Lendl the win.
“Michael played really well and he moves a lot better than I do which makes it difficult for me, so I am glad to win that one,” Lendl said after the match. “It’s always difficult to play him.”
Earlier in the evening, Jimmy Arias beat Johan Kriek 6-4, 6-2.
Also Saturday, Austrialia’s Pat Cash beat Aaron Krickstein of Boca Raton 2-6, 6-3 10-8, and Carlos Moya of Spain defeated American Michael Chang 6-1, 6-4.
The schedule:
Sunday
Noon ATP World Tour Qualifying
NB 1 p.m. Aaron Krickstein vs Carlos Moya
NB 3 p.m. Michael Chang vs Pat Cash
5:30 p.m. Jimmy Arias vs Mikael Pernfors
7:30 p.m. Ivan Lendl vs Johan Kriek
Monday
11 a.m. ATP World Tour 1st Rd Doubles
NB 12:30 p.m. Mikael Pernfors vs Johan Kriek
NB 2:30 p.m. ATP World Tour 1st Rd Singles
7 p.m. Michael Chang vs Aaron Krickstein
NB 8 p.m. Tommy Haas vs Bernard Tomic
NB = Not Before
Ivan Lendl reaches for a shot in his match against Mikael Pernsfor.
