1.   But Novacek kept up the pressure throughout the fourth and in a nail-biting final game he unleashed a pair of winning service returns to set up victory.

2.   And they do counterpunch each other, Sampras with his booming service game, Agassi with his superior service return.

3.   After he had sharpened his angles and locked in on his service returns during the third set, Agassi let Mathieu breathe again.

4.   But a disputed call on the sideline went against him at deuce and then a backhand service return into the net ended the match.

5.   But Goldstein won the first when Joyce hit a forehand over the baseline, and the second when he ripped a service return.

6.   But Paulus hit a forehand service return long and then put a backhand into the net.

7.   Damm saved a set point with a service winner, but Medvedev hit a forehand passing placement after a sharp backhand service return drew Damm to the right corner.

8.   Finally, on the third deuce and his fourth crack at the crown, Ivanisevic cashed in when Rafter netted a service return.

9.   Facing their only set point in that first set, Zvereva induced Adams into a backhand service return into the net.

10.   He immediately lost the game with a service return into the net.