/ 23 May 2000

COETZER BEATS TORRENS-VALERO

South African top seed Amanda Coetzer beat Spain’s Cristina Torrens-Valero 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 Sunday to win the 140,000-dollar WTA tennis event in Antwerp. Coetzer, the world number 11, beat an opponent way below her in the rankings at 80th in a match interrupted by rain. On clay made slower by the moisture, the first set went to Torrens-Valero who imposed her game. However the match was stopped with Coetzer leading 2-0 in the second set. The match restarted after an hour and a more positive Coetzer easily won the next two sets.