1.   Besides that, they play in a dome, on a fast carpet and in a noisy atmosphere.

2.   Last year, on the fast carpet of Texas Stadium, Haley had the clear advantage, Wallace said.

3.   Although the fast indoor carpet is his favorite surface, Federer has lost in the first round in two of his last three tournaments.

4.   Bjorkman slipped on the fast indoor carpet near the net but still recovered to win the point.

5.   Despite dropping the second set, Dragomir moved on to secure the expected victory against Hrdlickova on the fast indoor carpet.

6.   He slipped on the fast indoor carpet near the net but still recovered to win the point.

7.   On fast indoor carpets, Becker is still among the best in the world.

8.   On the very fast carpet surface, the match was reduced to a serve-and-volley slugfest with few rallies.

9.   With both players winning their service games with ease on the fast carpet surface, the first set went quickly to a tiebreaker.