TENNIS THAI STARS through
Crowd favourites Paradorn Srichaphan and Danai Udomchoke played their way into the second round of the US$550,000 Thailand Open yesterday after comfortable victories over their rivals.
Safin concentrates on his game
Russian star Marat Safin was happy to talk about tennis and his aim of returning to the top 10 last night after his 2-6 6-1 6-4 win over American Kevin Kim, but did not seem interested in the many female fans who cheered him on during his first match at the Thailand Open.
IN BRIEF AFL party
One of Australia's biggest sporting events takes place in Melbourne on Saturday when the Sydney Swans take on the West Coast Eagles in the grand final of the Australian Football League, which is better known as Aussie Rules.