11.   After the Hong Kong leg, New Zealand still leads the IRB World Sevens Series standings despite its semifinal loss.

12.   Both Dortmund and Munich were coming off painful semifinal losses in European competition last week.

13.   Bhupathi said the win was a breakthrough, because they were able to break the mental barrier of reaching a final, after four semifinal losses.

14.   But on Thursday, night Jiri Novak did the opposite during his semifinal loss to Thomas Johansson.

15.   Davenport also withdrew from Toronto, citing left wrist tendinitis aggravated in a semifinal loss to Venus Williams last week.

16.   European champion Borussia Dortmund has withdrawn its protest over the semifinal loss to Real Madrid, but UEFA said it would pursue its own case against the Spanish team.

17.   Greece showed the after-effects of its hard-fought overtime semifinal loss to Yugoslavia the night before.

18.   Hampshire captain Robin Smith said he was confident his team could reverse its Natwest Trophy semifinal loss to Lancashire.

19.   He received another fine Friday for swearing at a lineswoman during his semifinal loss to Pete Sampras, and ATP officials said this when he went over the limit.

20.   He suffered the injury Saturday during a semifinal loss to Jan-Michael Gambill in the Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona.