1. Also, Arena and midfielder Claudio Reyna will be serving suspensions for excessive protests after a previous qualifying match in Costa Rica.
2. Costa, a Spaniard who had beaten Squillari in their previous three matches, thinks Squillari could be ready to make a highlight reel of his own.
3. Even player-coach Walter Zenga, whose goalkeeping had compensated for defensive mistakes in previous matches, could not prevent a defeat.
4. He played as a substitute in previous matches against Portugal and Mexico, and hoped to get some playing time on Friday in Ulsan against Germany in the quarterfinals.
5. Hingis admitted to tiring in the second set, but said her fatigue was caused more by her two previous matches in the tournament.
6. Hingis has won both previous matches against Serena, the younger Williams sister.
7. In fact, Sampras was never the same after falling into Bumpy Crater, a deep depression at the end of the Stadium court, in his previous match.
8. In five previous matches during the week, Rafter was broken only twice, but Kuerten did it three times in the first set.
9. In her two previous matches against the Spaniard, Hingis had lost only seven games.
10. In previous matches, Chang triumphed, but winning had not come easily.