21.   Olympic downhill champion Tommy Moe and his American teammate A.J. Kitt are expected to be among the protagonists in France.

22.   That went to American teammate Tonia Kwiatkowski.

23.   The only player seeded ahead of her in singles is American teammate Lindsay Davenport, who lost to Williams in the finals at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.

24.   Two American teammates, light welterweight Juan McPherson and welterweight Anthony Thompson, also won second-round fights to move within one bout of the medals.

25.   Weary and injured, Pete Sampras had to watch his American teammates struggle on without him only to lose the Davis Cup final to Sweden on Saturday.

26.   First Tonya Buford, world silver medallist behind American teammate Kim Batten last year, turned the tables with a fine tactical victory.