1.   After the reasonably easy doubles victory and his press interviews, Smith called his father, Peter, in Adelaide.

2.   The doubles victory snapped a five-match losing streak.

3.   The next day he shared the doubles victory, and the following day he won the clinching singles.

4.   Wednesday brought Act IV, following a doubles victory alongside Jennifer Capriati.

5.   Both matches were shortened to best of three after Forget and Boetsch clinched the match with a doubles victory over Boris Becker and Marc Goellner on Saturday.

6.   Both matches were reduced to best of three after France had clinched the encounter with a doubles victory on Saturday.

7.   But Kulti and Bjorkman, whose doubles victory against Italy clinched the Davis Cup last year, relied on their years of experience togetherna and recovered their form.

8.   But then Kulti and Bjorkman, whose doubles victory against Italy clinched the Davis Cup last year, got back the coordination that comes from years of playing together.

9.   He won his singles match and combined with Guy Forget for the doubles victory that led to the defeat of the heavily-favored Americans.

10.   In Brussels, Swiss veteran Marc Rosset battled with a back injury as he guided Switzerland back into the match with come-from-behind doubles victory.