21.   Pierce went through the tournament without dropping a set.

22.   Pete Sampras Wednesday dropped a set but came back to gain a place in the second round of the ABN AMRO indoor tennis tournament.

23.   Pioline, who had not dropped a set in his first three matches here, will try to overcome a jinx in ATP finals on Sunday.

24.   Agassi won his ninth straight match without dropping a set since Wimbledon.

25.   Agassi has had a dream debut at the Open, winning his first five matches without dropping a set.

26.   Agassi, the second seed, has not dropped a set on a swaggering advance to the semifinals.

27.   Also through was Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand, who could not make the qualifying last year but this week has yet to drop a set.

28.   Becker dropped a set each to Jan Apell and Jan Siemerink, then struggled for a five-set victory over Cedric Pioline in the quarterfinals.

29.   Both players have yet to drop a set in the tournament.

30.   Both players -- despite carrying niggling arm and shoulder complaints -- have not dropped a set so far in the tournament.