31.   Bjorkman was replacing Magnus Larsson, who bowed out because of a stomach ailment.

32.   But the England skipper was laid low by a stomach ailment, forcing him to send the day convalescing as the visitors skipped practice for the second successive day.

33.   Cedric Pioline, a semifinalist at the French Open last week and runner-up at Wimbledon last year, was forced to withdraw with a stomach ailment.

34.   Cardinals manager Tony La Russa also reported back for work, briefly, after missing the previous game with a stomach ailment.

35.   Chris Perry also withdrew Thursday because of a stomach ailment.

36.   Connors lost his first tour event last summer when he had to forfeit to Jose-Louis Clerc because of a stomach ailment.

37.   Despite the stomach ailment, she has been playing doubles as well as singles this week.

38.   During the previous legs, sailors have battled fatigue, stomach ailments and broken bones on the open ocean, often when they were weeks from port.

39.   Graf withdrew from an exhibition final against Venus in Hong Kong last week because of a stomach ailment.

40.   Graf withdrew from her final against Venus in Hong Kong last week because of a stomach ailment.