41.   And it was Mirek who groomed the red clay court in the countryside outside Prague where young Martina first played.

42.   As the second-seeded Medvedev advanced to the quarterfinals, the fourth, fifth and seventh seeds were eliminated Wednesday on the clay courts of the National Stadium.

43.   At La Coruna Spain, Carlos Moya and Alex Corretja won for Spain on clay courts.

44.   Becker pulled out of the match with a big injury aggravated from long matches two days in a row on the slow clay courts in Moscow.

45.   Barnes said the ITF was prepared to offer expertise to help the Russian federation build a clay court in Moscow, if requested.

46.   Becker returned to the Rochus club after an absence of six years and said he found the clay court even slower than before.

47.   Both Calleri and Zabaleta had cause for confidence coming into their face-off on the clay courts of the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club.

48.   Both players skipped morning practice because rain soaked the clay courts.

49.   Both players stuck to a baseline game, trading ground strokes on the clay court and rarely venturing to the net.

50.   Both events, key tuneups ahead of the French Open, are played on clay courts.