51.   He said the importance of getting that last break to take the match was incalculable.

52.   He took the match on his first match point when Sampras hit a forehand off a second serve high and long.

53.   He took the match on the second of his four match points.

54.   Abel Balbo, captain for the night, took the match by the scruff of the neck, charged down the right, and slammed home.

55.   But she took the match on the following point, when Hingis attempted a lob which sailed beyond the baseline.

56.   But I have to take it match by match.

57.   But she took the match with the following point, when Hingis, the youngest ever Italian Open finalist, attempted a lob which sailed beyond the baseline.

58.   Davenport broke her to love to close out the first set with a service return winner and she took the match with an ace on her second match point.

59.   Each team took three matches, two by ippon, and drew one.

60.   England went on to win convincingly, with Sue Wright and local favourite Martine LeMoignan taking their matches without dropping a game.