21.  Rostock had been ordered by league officials to play at a neutral site as punishment for a smoke bomb incident in an earlier home match.

22.  Saudi Arabia beat defending champion Kuwait and drew with Bahrain in earlier matches.

23.  Serena Williams was a giggling, charming youngster after her earlier matches, but defeat transformed her into a sullen teen.

24.  The earlier match was much the same, with Sampras dominating Martin.

25.  The earlier match turned on a series of double-faults at crucial points.

26.  The Johoreans won the title by virtue of beating Perak Red Eagles in an earlier match.

27.  The match was played at the Amman International Stadium where King Abdullah II and his family watched fisticuffs between Jordanian and Iraqi players in an earlier match Wednesday.

28.  The two teams are, however, virtually out of the race for quarterfinal after losing their earlier matches.

29.  They had lost the earlier two matches against India and Pakistan.

30.  This was the last home game for the winless St. Vincent team, which was beaten by Mexico and Jamaica in earlier matches here.