11.  In his previous match in the U.S. Open, Lleyton Hewitt stirred up controversy by making comments with racial overtones.

12.  In their only previous match, Mauresmo defeated Davenport in straight sets on clay in at the German Open last spring.

13.  In two previous matches, both victories, the United States soared to highs and plummeted to lows, usually in the course of one set.

14.  In three previous matches against the Americans, the Czechs never had won.

15.  It is a vulnerability the Americans had spotted in previous matches.

16.  Martin had lost to Chang in five of six previous matches.

17.  Navratilova simply was not playing quite as crisply as in her previous two matches, which were steamroller jobs.

18.  Said she had a bum knee, although it worked fine in her previous match, a straight-sets romp.

19.  She lightly kicked a wall, just as in a previous match she had lightly kicked a scorebord.

20.  She said she injured the knee in her previous match, against Sandrine Testud.