81.   Last season, Olympiakos and Panathinaikos finished second third respectively in the final four, held in Israel.

82.   Later Tuesday, the men have their quarterfinals in singles play while the women have the singles semifinals, with Deng and Qiao among the final four.

83.   Ligtenberg worked out of the jam by getting Meares to ground into an inning-ending force play grounder and got the final four outs for his fourth save.

84.   Mauresmo became the only unseeded woman through to the final four of the Australian Open but says she can handle the pressure with her strong mind and strong arms.

85.   Michael Chang and Boris Becker will also try to reach the final four in matches scheduled for later Friday.

86.   Nantes is in the semifinals of the Champions Cup and Paris-St. Germain, the current league leaders, are in the final four of the Cupwinners Cup.

87.   Never have two qualifiers made it into the quarterfinals in the same year, and never has one advanced into the final four.

88.   On Saturday, the South Africans meet New Zealand and the Irish need to beat France to stand any chance of qualifying for the final four.

89.   One of the finalists dropped out and Volkswagen heard presentations last week from the final four on how each of them would help the brand back to prominence.

90.   Seeded ninth here, Date says even she is surprised to be in the final four.