11.   Umpires Doug Cowie and Srini Venkataraghavan abandoned play after two inspections as persistent drizzle hampered any hopes of a start later in the day.

12.   Williams sat through an afternoon of persistent drizzle before her final against Belgian Justine Henin was postponed until Sunday.

13.   But persistent drizzle forced the tournament referee to call off play for the day.

14.   Veteran striker Gianluca Vialli and Vladimir Jugovic were both on target for the Italians in the second half of a match played in persistent drizzle.

15.   Others sit or lie on the ground, protecting themselves from persistent drizzle with plastic sheets.

16.   Pierce played well within herself on the Waldstadion centre-court -- mainly because a persistent drizzle made the red clay surface treacherous.

17.   The doubles was held up by rain showers and finally went ahead with a persistent drizzle making play difficult.

18.   The match had been stopped because of poor light Saturday after an afternoon of persistent drizzle had played havoc with the playing schedules.