71.   It will also be his first final of the year although he has battled Pete Sampras hard in the Grand Slam tournaments.

72.   Ivanisevic, playing his first final of the year, dropped his serve in the fourth game and was never ahead again.

73.   It was the first career meeting between the two players and the first Grand Slam final for both.

74.   Johansson, seeded seventh, advanced to his first final this year.

75.   Kafelnikov is in his first Grand Slam final.

76.   Kiefer was in the first final of his career.

77.   Lapentti, a wild card from Ecuador, was playing in his first final of the season.

78.   Lee acknowledged he was nervous playing in his first final.

79.   Lindsay Davenport used power and poise to reach her first Grand Slam final.

80.   Mallorca, meanwhile, has reached its first European final in its first season in European competition.