1.   After the first set, the Australian was comfortably on top.

2.   After the first set, it was hard to tell he was ailing.

3.   After the first set, Hingis controlled the match.

4.   That development gave Graf the first set and the upper hand, which she took care not to relinquish.

5.   The first set of books we checked were in the juvenile section.

6.   Passing shots and aces from Larsson combined with unforced errors from the Canadian, gave the seventh-seed the first set.

7.   After a hard-fought first set, Lapentti, of Ecuador, had little trouble against his Spanish opponent.

8.   After a hard-fought first set, Lapentti had little trouble against Vicente.

9.   After a routine first set, the second-seeded Davenport began making more errors while Henin played much more aggressively.

10.   After a tight first set, Graf was surprisingly meek in the second.