21.   In the ninth game, Haarhuis held off two break points before closing out the match on his second opportunity.

22.   In the ninth game, Enqvist made four errors, three with his backhand, and was broken at love.

23.   In the second set, Chang got past Haarhuis in the ninth game, Haarhuis double-faulting, the shot floating quite wide.

24.   In winning their ninth consecutive home game, the Lakers extended their lead over idle Portland to two games.

25.   Instead, the Expos scored an insurance run in the top of the ninth off Turk Wendell, who was pitching in his franchise-record ninth straight game.

26.   In the ninth game of his rookie season, he fractured his left hip socket, ending his season.

27.   None of his mistakes were as important as those he made in the ninth game of the fourth set.

28.   Once she broke Clijsters in the ninth game of the second set, Williams never looked back.

29.   One lost last weekend and the other won its ninth straight game.

30.   Pioline won the second set, breaking Haarhuis in the ninth game when he managed just one point on his serve.