1.   From that point on, the Croatian barely lifted a racket as the Russian levelled the sets at one apiece.

2.   He levelled the sets with an ace on the first of three set points.

3.   A dainty drop shot allowed Williams to hold serve and level the set.

4.   But Hantuchova was not to be denied and fought her way to two break points before breaking an anxious Williams again to level the set.

5.   But Hantuchova was not to be denied and she fought her way to two break points before breaking an increasingly-anxious Williams again to level the set.

6.   The Spaniard produced another break in the next game, though, firing a backhand winner down the line to level the sets at one each.

7.   The unheralded German levelled the sets at one each in the next game to throw the contest wide open again.

8.   Muster denied Ivanisevic a chance to level the sets on four occasions in two games of the second set.

9.   Sampras levelled the sets at one each against Ivaniesivic as the second set went into a tiebreaker.