51.   Chief regional powers South Korea and Japan earned automatic berths as hosts.

52.   Christine Fraser failed to earn a berth Sunday.

53.   Federer was looking for his second title this year, which would increase his chances of earning a berth in the season-ending Tennis Masters Cup in Sydney.

54.   Henman still has a chance to earn a berth at the ATP Championship in Hannover, Germany this year.

55.   His goals have powered the Udine club to third place this season in the Serie A and earn a berth in the UEFA Cup next season.

56.   In a new role, passing more and setting up plays, Romario played brilliantly and earned the berth.

57.   Juventus of Turin and Parma are the finalist teams in the UEFA Cup and AC Milan earned a berth against Ajax of Amsterdam in the Champions Cup final.

58.   Kuerten, Agassi and Hewitt already have earned berths in Sydney and five other places are up for grabs.

59.   Kuerten, Agassi and Lleyton Hewitt already have earned berths in Sydney and five other places are up for grabs.

60.   Many teams earned outright berths yesterday, and several others reached championship games.