81.   Play on outside courts was delayed for four hours by persistent rain, but continued on center court after the retractable roof at the National Tennis Center was closed.

82.   Pete Sampras vs. Mark Philippoussis Tuesday night is a matchup of two tennis sluggers going at it on center court at the U.S. Open.

83.   Pete Sampras stood still on center court at the Australian Open as if naked, his emotions exposed, his face awash with tears, his chest heaving.

84.   Rain forced organizers to close the retractable roof over center court.

85.   Play continued on center court under the retractable roof.

86.   Play on center court at the Indianapolis Tennis Center had not resumed while discussions continued.

87.   A citywide Metro subway strike, triggered by a fatal attack on a ticket seller, left about one third of the seats empty at center court.

88.   A raw wind rattled stadium flag poles and sent clouds of red clay swirling across center court Saturday at the French Open, where fans wore overcoats and frowns.

89.   A rainstorm had slowed the red clay by the time the match began on the center court at the Foro Italico.

90.   A rainstorm Wednesday forced the closing of the retractable roof over center court, and thunder accompanied the booming groundstrokes of Williams and Hingis.