Edberg Captures Australian Title

Stefan Edberg of Sweden held off a gritty comeback by Australian Pat Cash yesterday to win his second straight men's singles title in the $1.65 million Australian Open Tennis Championships and avenge one of his most painful defeats.

Number Two at Number One

Edberg, 21, earned the second Grand Slam title of his career with a 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3 victory.

On Saturday, Hana Mandlikova of Czechoslovakia won her second Australian Open women's singles title and earned the fourth Grand Slam crown of her career, upsetting Martina Navratilova, the world's top-ranked player, 7-5, 7-6 (7-1).