11.   The matches are being played on an indoor carpet surface at the Prague sport hall.

12.   The same indoor carpet surface will be used as for the ABN AMRO tournament in Rotterdam a month ago where Richard Krajicek defeated Paul Haarhuis in the final.

13.   With both players winning their service games with ease on the fast carpet surface, the first set went quickly to a tiebreaker.

14.   Becker won on an acrobatic match point which included a fall onto the carpet surface before forcing a Stich error.

15.   This week Sampras will welcome a return to the much faster supreme carpet surface where his big service and sharp volleying will limit rallies to a strict minimum.

16.   Woodforde reached the quarter finals of indoor tournaments in Paris and Sydney and the carpet surfaces suit his serve-volley game.