21.   Agassi eventually defeated Wayne Ferreira in the Stadium in straight sets.

22.   Agassi won in straight sets for his third consecutive triumph over Sampras in the past two years.

23.   Agassi, the baseline bomber, won two years ago in straight sets, then was flattened by Sampras.

24.   After struggling throughout the summer, she has won three matches in a row at Flushing Meadows in straight sets.

25.   Against any other player, perhaps even Sampras again, the stubborn Novak would have not gone in straight sets.

26.   Agassi also reached the Wimbledon final, where Pete Sampras beat him in straight sets.

27.   All of them were decided, improbably, in straight sets, a result that seems unlikely in this three-of-five-set format.

28.   Both defending champions advanced in straight sets.

29.   Budge had beaten the stylish nobleman, Baron von Cramm, for the Wimbledon title on the same lawn only two weeks before in straight sets.

30.   But after Martin dominated Rusedski on Friday in straight sets by playing superbly, the American captain changed his lineup this morning, replacing Courier with Martin.