/ 1 September 1999

COETZER OUT OF US OPEN

SOUTH Africa’s Amanda Coetzer was unceremoniously ejected from the US Open on Monday. Coetzer had been seeded sixth. Irina Spirlea of Romania, best known for bumping Venus Williams on a changeover in the 1997 U.S. semifinals, upset Coetzer in straight sets 6-1, 7-5. Spirlea made 31 unforced errors to 28 for Coetzer, but had 10 more winners than the South African, 14-4.