51.   Pete Sampras was intimidated in the first two sets against Marat Safin.

52.   Pioline appeared to be cruising to victory, winning the first two sets against Johan Van Herck, before pulling up with a back injury in the third set.

53.   Ponomariev saw both of his games in the first set against Veselin Topalov, the ninth seed from Bulgaria, end in draws.

54.   Agassi scored the only service break of his first set against Ferreira in the fourth game.

55.   After committing numerous unforced errors in the first set against Haas, Sampras took control of the match with an early break in the second set.

56.   Agassi was bothered by the windy weather and had no break-point chances in the final two sets against Larsson.

57.   After winning the Antwerp tournament last Sunday, Stich had debuted in Milan with a victory in straight sets against Russian Alexander Volkov Wednesday night.

58.   Agassi appeared to be in good form during the first set against Washington.

59.   Another member of the tough Swedish contingent, Thomas Johansson, won the first two sets against Becker.

60.   Another member of the tough Swedish contingent, Thomas Johansson, won the first two sets against him.