1.   But for PGA champion Davis Love III, one of a half-dozen tournament favorites, the gathering clouds brought only a smile.

2.   Kuerten linked his own dispassionate performance to the pressure of being the tournament favorite.

3.   Other tournament favorites include Germany and Norway, which tied the United States earlier this year.

4.   U.S. coach Tony DiCicco is frequently asked how his team handles the pressure of being the overwhelming tournament favorite.

5.   One year after stirring controversy at Wimbledon by receiving treatment from his trainer during a bathroom break, Becker has become the sentimental tournament favorite at his favorite tournament.

6.   A victory would guarantee the tournament favorites of taking their first tie of the round-robin tournament.

7.   After two sparkling wins over Saudi Arabia and South Africa, France has confirmed its role as tournament favorite.

8.   Argentina, which many consider the tournament favorite, is a possible semifinals opponent.

9.   Brazil had struggled in the South American qualifiers and was not considered one of the tournament favorites.

10.   But there was consolation that it lost to South Africa, a better side and the tournament favorite.