TOKYO. Feb 1: Wo-rid number one Steffi Graf and defending cham-▼ pion Martina Na-

vratilova wasted little time or energy today in sweeping aside first round opponents in the Toray'Pan Pacific Open women’s tennis tournament in Tokyo, reports Reuter.

Top seeded Graf, fresh from her crushing straight-sets victory in the Australian Open on Saturday, took up where she left off in Melbourne.

Adapting easily to the fastcarpet surface of the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, the German player Blitzed. Croatian Iva Majolf 6-1 6-0 in only 43 minutes.

World number three Navratilova, making her first appearance in a tournament this year, is seeking her 167th title in her final year as a singles player

The Czech born American, now 37. disposed of Japan's Mana Endo 6-1. 6-3 In Just under an hour.

Graf, who lost to Navratilova in last year's semifinal was very

pleased with her performance.

Tve only had one’ day to adjust to this very fast surface so I'm actually surprised 1 played that well.’ said a relaxed Graf.

The 24-year-old was merciless from the start, breaking her young opponent in the, opening game and then taking her own first service game to love.

Graf, winner here in 1986 and 1990. served and returned so flawlessly throughout the match that the 16-year-old from Zagreb won points only when the German made the odd 'unforced error.

T thihk it's very hard to beat her at this moment." said the up-and-coming Majoli. ranked 50th in the world. "She played so well. She didn't give me any chances as she was always attacking the ball."

Defying the years. Navratilova powered her way through the first set. her strong serve-and-volley game pushing the 22-year-old Endo around the court.

Navratilova, playing her first match since losing to Mary Pierce in the second round of the New York Virginia Slims in

mid-November, said she was satisfied but not thrilled with her performance.

Asked how. many tournaments she would like to win in her farewell year, a smiling Navratll&'A said: Tin playingYn ' 13. so I'd like to win 14.”

Third seed Gabriel Sabatini of Argentina made heavyweather of brushing aside tenacious ■qualifier , Kyoko Nagatsuka of Japan 6-4, 6-4 to set up a second round match against German Marketa Kochta who beat Australian Nicole Provis in the first round.

But Sabatini, a three times winner who has failed to win a tournament since the Italian Open in May 1992. said she was pleased with her form.

Two times winner and sixth seed Manuela Maleeva Fragni-ere of Switzerland, playing in her penultimate tournament' before retiring from tennis after next week's Asian Open in Osaka, downed Belgian Dominique Monami 6-2. 6-3.

The Bulgarian-born Maleeva-Fragniere next plays -qualifier Li Fang of China.