1.   The incessant rain has meant that many matches had to be cancelled.

2.   The match had to be postponed until next week.

3.   The match may have to be moved because of the recent violence in the province.

4.   All matches had to be two-day ones.

5.   The QPR match may have a bearing as it is the highest gate so far.

6.   If the Maltese expected the match to have the friendly atmosphere of a schoolboy international, however, then they were in for a rude awakening.

7.   And both those matches had Fanconi anemia.

8.   And no Grand Slam tournament presents a greater test of nerve and verve than Roland Garros, where every match has marathon potential.

9.   A tennis match does not have as much back-and-forth as the Sonics soap opera.

10.   But it might also be a realization that this heavyweight match still has a few bloody rounds to go.