41.   Talaja suffered a slight muscle pull in her left leg that limited her serve, but said that finishing second was beyond her expectations for the tournament.

42.   The American recently suffered from a chest muscle pull that forced him to withdraw from the Italian Open.

43.   Various muscle pulls and cramps have slowed Smith in the last two years.

44.   Both Vialli and Ravanelli were reported to have suffered muscle pulls and are doubtful for the Rangers match.

45.   Capriati wrote that she has been in serious training since August and had planned to return last month before a muscle pull set back her timetable.

46.   Russian striker Igor Kolyvanov, who has struck up a winning partnership with Swede Kennet Andersson, will be out for a month with a bad muscle pull.