31.   Other second-round winners Wednesday on the clay courts of Foro Italico included Nadia Petrova and Lina Krasnoroutskaya, both of Russia.

32.   A frustrated Rios repeatedly slammed his racket into the clay court in the first set.

33.   About the only suspense Sunday was whether the match would be played after a heavy rainstorm soaked the red clay court.

34.   After a convincing victory over Andre Agassi on Wednesday, Sampras looked befuddled on the clay courts.

35.   Action begins on clay courts of Circolo Tennis in Palermo Monday.

36.   After achieving little on the clay courts last month, he felt a lot better on grass.

37.   All matches will be played on clay courts at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club in the Argentine capital.

38.   All excel on the clay courts of Roland Garros.

39.   Also winning quarterfinal matches on the clay courts were Javier Frana, Bryan Shelton and Mauricio Hadad.

40.   And if tennis is your game, there are many clay courts.