1.   The way the Badgers look at it, the team that bleeds together, beats higher seeds together.

2.   Pierce, however, showed much of her old fire during the Australian, beating three seeds on the way to her third career Grand Slam final.

3.   After beating top seed Martina Hingis in round one and going on to reach the quarterfinal, the Belgrade-born Australian is living her dream.

4.   First time doubles combination Martina Hingis and Mirjana won the Australian Open title Friday, beating top seeds Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva in the final.

5.   First time doubles combination Martina Hingis and Mirjana Lucic won the Australian Open title Friday, beating top seeds Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva in the final.

6.   Halard-Decugis beat top seed Irina Spirlea of Romania but had no answer to the solid, flat ground strokes of her American opponent.

7.   Into his fifth quarterfinal in seven years, Steven, who beat third seed Wayne Ferreira in the first round, was in strong form.

8.   John McEnroe beat top seed Johan Kriek on Sunday to capture the Champions tennis title at Sandton Gardens.

9.   Last year, McNeil went on to reach the semifinals at Wimbledon, beating top seed Steffi Graf in the first round.

10.   Sanchez Vicario has yet to face a seeded player, while Pierce has beaten three seeds.