71.  In his earlier round matches, Sampras had shown signs of rust from his two-week lay-off.

72.  In the first second round match on the indoor hard court of the Rotterdam Ahoy stadium, Russian Marat Safin will play Bohdan Ulihrach.

73.  In the only first-round match Monday, Anne Kremer faced Nathalie Dechy.

74.  India and Pakistan will play the first preliminary round match in the eastern Indian metropolis of Calcutta Tuesday.

75.  India won the toss and put Bangladesh in to bat in their last qualifying round Asia Cup match at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo on Thursday.

76.  India, which lost a qualifying round match to Sri Lanka, has only a solitary match point from its rain-ruined match against Pakistan.

77.  In third round matches, Sampras faces Frenchman Jerome Golmard, Rios plays Vincent Spadea, and Rafter has a tricky match against Todd Martin.

78.  It was the first time Graf has lost an opening round match in a WTA Tour event since Lori McNeil beat her at Wimbledon last year.

79.  It was the first time she has lost an opening round match in a WTA Tour event since Lori McNeil beat her at Wimbledon last year.

80.  It has a month before it will have to travel to Senegal for its third round match.