1.   Poland and Nigeria split opening singles matches Friday.

2.   A U.S. team weakened by injury split the opening singles Saturday in a Fed Cup tie against a newly invigorated Austria.

3.   After splitting the opening singles Saturday, the team split the two singles on Sunday.

4.   After two tough opening singles, the doubles match turned out to be easier than expected for the Swedish Davis Cup champions.

5.   Albert Costa will face Lleyton Hewitt in the opening singles match Friday, with Ferrero playing Pat Rafter in the second.

6.   Another is that both Chang and Sampras have lost their most recent matches against the Swedes they face Friday in the opening singles of the three-days series.

7.   At Lima, Peru, Roger Smith and Mark Knowles avenged their opening singles losses by winning both reverse singles and rallying the Bahamas.

8.   Australia vs. Taiwan At Hobart, Australia Due to rain, tie has been moved to Sydney, with opening singles and doubles scheduled for Sunday.

9.   Bjorkman, who reached the singles semifinals in the U.S. Open, won the opening singles match Friday against Camporese in five sets.

10.   Both players already won their opening singles.