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| October 4, 2002 | Friday | Rajab 26, 1423 |
Norman stuns Ferrero
TOKYO, Oct 3: World number six Juan Carlos Ferrero was knocked out in the second round of the Japan Open by Sweden’s Magnus Norman 6-3 6-3 Thursday.
Second-seed Ferrero, winner in Hong Kong last week, said of Norman: “He’s playing well and if he plays like this he’s going to come back.”
Men
Third round 8-Paradorn Srichaphan (Thailand) bt Takao Suzuki (Japan) 3-6 6-1 6-4; Kenneth Carlsen (Denmark) bt 5-Juan Ignacio Chela (Argentina) 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-3); 1-Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) bt Nicolas Massu (Chile) 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 6-4
Second round Martin Verkerk (Netherlands) bt 6-James Blake (U.S.) 6-3 3-6 6-3; 8-Paradorn Srichaphan (Thailand) bt Lars Burgsmuller (Germany) 6-3 6-4; Takao Suzuki (Japan) bt Brian Vahaly (U.S.) 6-3 7-6 (7-3); Kenneth Carlsen (Denmark) bt 11-Dominik Hrbaty (Slovakia) 6-4 6-4; Magnus Norman (Sweden) bt 2-Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain) 6-3 6-3; 5-Juan Ignacio Chela (Argentina) bt Cecil Mamiit (U.S.) 6-1 6-0
WOMEN
Second round 2-Tamarine Tanasugarn (Thailand) bt Kelly Liggan (Ireland) 6-2 1-6 7-6 (7-1); Alicia Molik (Australia) bt 6-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 7-6 (7-3) 6-2; 1-Ai Sugiyama (Japan) bt Akiko Morigami (Japan) 6-3 7-5; Sarah Taylor (U.S.) bt 3-Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (Spain) 6-3 7-6 (7-3); 8-Jelena Kostanic (Croatia) bt Marta Marrero (Spain) 5-7 6-0 6-2; Silvija Talaja (Croatia) bt 7-Virginia Ruano Pascual (Spain) 6-2 6-3; Jill Craybas (U.S.) bt 4-Emmanuelle Gagliardi (Switzerland) 6-3 4-6 6-3 —Reuters
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