31.   Marcos Ondruska defeated Chesnokov in the opening singles match on Friday, while the Ferreira-Cherkasov singles match was delayed by rain until Saturday.

32.   Marcelo Rios and Massu gave Chile the first two points in the five-match series opening singles on Friday.

33.   Marcos Ondruska defeated Chesnokov in the opening singles match on Friday, while rain delayed the Wayne Ferreira-Cherkasov singles match until Saturday.

34.   MOSCOW -- Russia and Sweden determine their matchups for the opening singles on Thursday for their Davis Cup Final showdown.

35.   Norman faces Dominik Hrbaty in the opening singles, followed by Kucera vs. Tillstrom.

36.   On Saturday, it was crushing humidity and a stomach virus that took their toll on Australia as the teams split the opening singles.

37.   On Friday, the Philippines won both the opening singles matches.

38.   On Friday, Henman won his opening singles match against Bjorkman, but Rusedski lost to Enqvist.

39.   On Friday, India had scored straight set victories in the two opening singles.

40.   Rios and Silberstein won the two points in the opening singles on Friday by beating Luis Morejon and Lapentti.