31.   Gustavo Kuerten, the surprise winner of the French Open this month, breezed past Marzio Martelli Saturday to advance to the finals of the Carisbo International tennis tournament.

32.   Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine were surprise winners of the best pop-rock group trophy.

33.   He was a surprise winner of the French Open, his fourth Grand Slam title, and then reached the finals at Wimbledon before losing to Sampras.

34.   Her teammate, Hilary Lindh, who was the surprise downhill winner in Sestriere, has retired.

35.   Italian Rachid Berradi was a surprise winner in the Stramilano half marathon Saturday, beating Kenyan Charles Kamathi to the line by two seconds.

36.   It should be wide-open in the early rounds with attention centering on Italian hopeful Gloria Pizzichini, surprise winner Sunday in Croatia after upsetting Majoli in the second round.

37.   Jospin was the surprise winner in the first round over Chirac and Balladur, who split the conservative vote.

38.   Last year, Rubin and Gimelstob were surprise winners after Gimelstob was a late replacement for Richie Reneberg.

39.   Lens, surprise winners last season, proved incapable of holding onto the lead, conceding two goals in the last half-hour to Ahmed Maharzi and Jose Galdames.

40.   Malinina was the surprise winner at the Grand Prix Final two weeks ago but lacks the choreograhical poise that Kwan exhibits every time she is on the ice.