91.  Stauffer proved in camp that she could play well enough to start the opener, which was her first serious match in nearly two and a half years.

92.  Stevenson was in her first match since being advancing to the Wimbledon semifinals as a qualifier.

93.  The Americans failed to win a medal for the first time, and only four of them survived their first match.

94.  The Americans played their first match while the torch was still somewhere out in the country with the wallabies and kookaburras.

95.  The cold, wet conditions, plus the fact of it being his first match on clay after back-to-back trips to hardcourt finals was taxing.

96.  The eventual starting lineup remains unsettled with the first World Cup match two weeks away.

97.  The first few hundred matches were dismissed because they had tattoos or scars or broken bones.

98.  The first singles match, and possibly both of them, should be done in time for first edition Saturday afternoon.

99.  The first UFC match was scheduled for a live two-hour block.

100.  The first match is between Red Dog and Dapper Dan.