21.   Sabatini, who returned from a four-month injury layoff in Atlanta, meets top-seeded Monica Seles in the third round Thursday.

22.   Simeone only recovered in April after a six-month injury layoff caused by torn knee ligaments.

23.   Striker Alyson Annan continued her return to form from a seven-month injury layoff, scoring two second-half goals in one minute.

24.   Striker Filippo Inzaghi has returned from a long injury layoff, but now his fellow forward, Ukrainian Andriy Shevchenko, is recuperating from an injury of his own.

25.   Substitute Ian Wright, back after a three-month injury layoff, shot home after Frank Lampard Jr. had a long-range shot blocked.

26.   The bottom half also has Mark Philippoussis, the big serving Australian who is coming off a long injury layoff and is unseeded.

27.   The Australian tour will also allow spinner Daniel Vettori to make a return to test cricket after an injury layoff of more than a year.

28.   The bottom half also has Mark Philippoussis, the big serving Australian who is coming off a long injury layoff and earned a wildcard for the event.

29.   The defeat spoiled the return of star-forward Roberto Baggio, back from a lengthy injury layoff.

30.   The Philippoussis-Krajicek match shapes up as one of the biggest hitting matches of the tournament and features two players making a remarkable resurgence after long injury layoffs.