Evert, Navratilova to Square Off

PARIS — Defending champions Ivan Lendl and Chris Evert, along with top-seeded Martina Navratilova, easily advanced to the semifinals of the French Open today.

Lendl recovered from early problems to defeat 10th-seeded Andres Gomez of Ecuador 5-7, 6-4, 6-1, 6-1. Evert, who will face Navratilova in the semifinals, beat 14th-seeded Raffaella Reggi 6-2, 6-2, giving up just eight points after losing the first two games of the second set. Navratilova had the easiest time of all, whipping eighth-seeded Claudia Kohde-Kilsch of West Germany 6-1, 6-2, in 65 minutes.