11.  Agassi leads the U.S. team against the Netherlands after losing five straight matches.

12.  After losing five straight matches to Davenport, Hingis beat her in the final at Miami in March.

13.  Atalanta striker Sandro Tovalieri will miss his third straight match with a sprained right knee, and Uruguayan midfielder Jose Herrera is out suspended.

14.  Australia, which had won five straight matches, played like a team already guaranteed of a place in the finals.

15.  Bayern, unscored upon in five straight matches, closed to within three points of Bayer Leverkusen.

16.  Collingwood coach Tony Shaw criticised his side for failing to perform well under pressure after watching the Magpies lose their sixth straight match with arch-rival Carlton.

17.  David Beckham was on the bench for the fifth straight match, but entered late as a substitute.

18.  Defender Alexi Lalas, the first American-born player in Serie A, was kept off the field by coach Mauro Sandreani for the second straight match.

19.  Davenport, who lost six straight matches to Martinez earlier in her career, has won three straight.

20.  Despite the victory and quarterfinal berth, French coach Pierre Berbizier was not impressed for a second straight match.