61.  Agassi also lost his opening match in Shanghai, China, to the unknown Irakli Labadze last month.

62.  Agassi won a third-set tiebreaker in his opening match to beat Bernd Karbacher.

63.  After their opening match humilation, Al Jahar went for a defensive lineup playing just one man up front and five defenders.

64.  All other top level teams survived their opening matches this weekend.

65.  Also winning their opening matches were Dutchman Paul Haarhuis and American Pat McEnroe.

66.  And as the team readies for its opening match against Scotland on Wednesday, the defense remains the biggest concern.

67.  Americans Mardy Fish and Michael Russell lost their opening matches.

68.  Andre Agassi and Jennifer Capriati had an easier time, winning their opening matches in straight sets.

69.  Anna Kournikova took a backward step in her comeback, losing her opening match to American Lilia Osterloh in the Pacific Life Open.

70.  An upset appeared possible when England, the second strongest team in the world behind Australia, beat the Kangaroos at Wembley in the opening match at Wembley.