1.   Gaudenzi said the tendinitis had troubled him for the past year, but had flared in Sydney, where he felt the tennis balls were heavier.

2.   Suffering from World Cup stress and troubled by tendinitis in both knees, Ronaldo has been often sidelined this season.

3.   Suffering from World Cup stress and troubled by tendinitis in both knees Ronaldo has been often sidelined this season.

4.   The elder Williams sister, troubled by tendinitis in her left knee in her earlier matches, doubled her trouble by pulling a right hamstring against Seles.