61. His departure was the second defeat for Stepashin since he became prime minister. 62. It also was a second quarterfinal defeat in a row for the Germans. 63. It marked only the second defeat of the year for Graf, whose previous loss came against another South African, Amanda Coetzer, in Toronto in August. 64. It was also her second defeat in a final in seven days after she lost in Birmingham last Sunday. 65. It was his second defeat in three matches in Dusseldorf, all of which finished in a third set tiebreaker. 66. It was also only the second defeat of the year for Graf, whose previous loss came against another South African, Amanda Coetzer, in Toronto in August. 67. It was the second narrow defeat in a week for Rose, who lost the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Johannesburg to Australian Adam Scott, also by one shot. 68. It was the second defeat in three games of the round-robin portion of the prestigious tournament. 69. It was the second straight defeat for Australia, which lost to England in the World Cup quarterfinals and fielded a revamped team. 70. It was the second straight defeat for the United States, which lost to Canada in its last match in the four-team tournament. |