21.   To finish the set, Federer stroked a forehand inside-out shot that had Martin going the wrong way on the indoor carpet.

22.   Furlan beat lucky loser Filip Dewulf of Belgium while Kiefer saw off Hernan Gumy of Argentina on the relatively slow-paced indoor carpet.

23.   His challengers include double French Open holder Sergi Bruguera, who is making a slow recovery from a knee injury suffered on the indoor carpet in Stuttgart in February.

24.   Bruguera, seeded four, was one of eight world top-ten players to play on the side-by-side indoor carpet courts here Wednesday.