1.   An immediate hint of trouble was an exhibition loss to the L.A. Salsa in a warmup match days before opening ceremonies.

2.   Burrieza, who is coached by Fernando Rey Tapias, also won his second-round match before losing in the quarterfinals.

3.   Had a handy shower come along and transformed the red clay to red mud, Hingis might have challenged Graf to a wrestling match before trophy time.

4.   If Stanford advances as expected, it could face a pair of grudge matches before the possible showdown with UConn.

5.   It is up to parents to insure a harmonious match before anyone gets on a plane.

6.   On all five of those occasions, including last year, Sampras lost a round-robin match before going on to victory.

7.   Park had lost just four matches before the injury but has now lost four straight.

8.   Sampson has said that he wants Regis to play in at least one exhibition match before naming him to the team.

9.   Otherwise Trapattoni, goalkeeper GianLuigi Buffon and other players recalled that Italy has traditionally done badly in warmup matches before otherwise impressive performances in major competitions.

10.   Patrick Rafter had never played fellow Aussie Wayne Arthurs in an ATP Tour match before Friday.