1.   A rain shower forced the postponement of the featured night match between fourth seed Boris Becker and unseeded Russian Andrei Cherkasov.

2.   Both were just pleased to get through their night match without the frustration of the downpours that nearly ruined the day session.

3.   But in this tournament, night matches and cooler temperatures will allow the Europeans to apply constant pressure defensively.

4.   In his night match, Sampras certainly was not at his sharpest.

5.   Last year, he lost in the first round in a night match to American Patrick McEnroe.

6.   Night matches conclude with Pete Sampras vs. Jaime Yzaga.

7.   Pasta and pancakes are Sampras staples, and if Sampras has played a night match at Flushing Meadows, this meal may be eaten well after midnight.

8.   Rafter, who was scheduled to play Martin Rodriguez in a night match Tuesday, prefers a lower profile.

9.   The featured night singles match will be Seles against Zvereva.

10.   The match that night was in the back room of a converted theater equipped with a carpeted fighting pit surrounded by rows of wooden bleachers.