11.   Despite their number five seed, the Bulls have shown the form that helped them win three straight titles.

12.   Kimberly Po produced the fourth upset of the day, beating Olympic champion Lindsay Davenport, the number seven seed, and reach a quarter final against Coetzer.

13.   Korbel had played superbly throughout the tournament and had disposed of German number two seed Jorg Rosskopf in the semi-final.

14.   Kimberly Po produced the fourth upset of the day, beating Olympic champion Lindsay Davenport, the number seven seed, to reach a quarter final against Coetzer.

15.   Maleeva, the second seed, rallied to oust the number four seed Fernandez.

16.   Martinez and Costa replace Croatia as the number three seeds following the suspension of fiery Croat Goran Ivanisevic.

17.   Meanwhile,cFBdnch hopes of a home victory here suffered a setback when the number eight seed Sandrine Testud was forced to pull out through injury.

18.   Organisers are still hoping number two seed Becker will meet number one Pete Sampras in the final on Sunday in this richest tournament in tennis.

19.   Organisers had their hopes dashed that number two seed Becker would meet number one Pete Sampras in the final on Sunday in this richest tournament in tennis.

20.   Pierce now faces either fellow Frenchwoman Virgine Razzano or Aniko Kapros, the Hungarian who put out number five seed Justine Henin, in the third round.