1.   On Thursday, each player came through with tough three-set wins to advance to the third round.

2.   Her twin Marina also won to advance to a match against another Russian who won Friday, Yelena Rybkina.

3.   Lebanon needs to win to advance to the next round while Thailand needs only a tie.

4.   Sampras, who had to win to advance, won the Red Group and in the semifinals will play Jonas Bjorkman.

5.   The return match is Sunday in Sao Paulo, and Corinthians must win to advance to the finals.