1.   A lesser player in the spotlight will be Mike Legg, who scored an unusual goal in the quarterfinal victory over Minnesota.

2.   Fourth-seeded Kim Clijsters defaulted because of a strain of her right thigh, sustained in her quarterfinal victory over Nathalie Tauziat on Thursday.

3.   He revisited those themes Friday night after his quarterfinal victory over Lleyton Hewitt.

4.   Last week, Spirlea reprised her U.S. Open quarterfinal victory over Monica Seles in the Advanta quarterfinals in Villanova, Pa.

5.   Quarterfinal victories by the U.S. and Brazil would set up one of the most exciting games of the tournament Sunday at Stanford Stadium.

6.   Spirlea had finished her two-hour quarterfinal victory over Mary Joe Fernandez shortly after midnight Friday.

7.   Validation of his incredible quarterfinal victory against Alex Corretja, a match that now becomes part of a championship run.

8.   Philippoussis advanced to the finals when Sampras withdrew with a tendon strain above his left ankle, sustained during his quarterfinal victory over Bernard Karbacher on Friday.

9.   After a nerve-wracking penalty shootout quarterfinal victory over the Spaniards came a semifinal against the Germans which could have gone either way.

10.   Andre Agassi and Aaron Krickstein scored a pair of quarterfinal victories Wednesday that ensured an American will win the Australian Open title.