1.   After a two-hour delay, the squeegee patrol dried the courts and Sampras, Safin and the rest were back in business.

2.   Play will resume after the Center Court roof is closed and the court is dried.

3.   All fourth-round matches are being played in stadiums where the roof can be closed, allowing a resumption after courts are dried.

4.   Rain delayed the start of the match by half an hour while the court was dried and the roof closed on Rod Laver Arena.

5.   The rain stopped, the roof was closed and the courts were dried, but finally officials and players decided on a postponement.

6.   The courts were being dried by early afternoon, but there was some chance the rain would return.