51.  Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin won the toss for the third successive match and put Pakistan into bat.

52.  It was the third close match in a major tournament between them since July.

53.  It was the third straight match to go to five sets.

54.  It fielded a near-total reserve side for its third match against South Africa and although it struggled at moments, its confidence was never shaken.

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

56.  It is the third World Cup match to be played under a covered roof in Japan after Sapporo already hosted two games.

57.  It marked the third match in a row in which Kuerten surrendered a crucial tiebreak.

58.  It was the third match in a row in which New South Wales failed to score a try, despite wave after wave of attacks in the second half.

59.  Juventus captain Roberto Baggio was unimpressive in his third full match since returning from a knee injury which sidelined him for more than three months.

60.  Kuerten, playing his third match in as many days, will face Jim Courier, while Fernando Meligeni will take on MaliVai Washington.