71.  In the first match, Hopkins was disqualified in a controversial bout.

72.  Indeed, it was by observing his opponent and outscheming it that Kasparov beat Deep Blue last year, even though he lost the first match of the series.

73.  Indeed, when the Pakistanis won the first match, played in Madras, Indian fans gave the visitors a thunderous ovation.

74.  Mecir in effect conceded the doubles by replacing Kucera with Hromec, who played his first Davis Cup match.

75.  My first matches here, the pain was maybe every three or four serves.

76.  Norway plays its first match next Sunday against Russia in Foxboro, Mass.

77.  No matter whether the fluid defending champions from France or the surging contenders from Senegal win the first match, they will trade handshakes and soggy game shirts afterward.

78.  Now, he will have to settle for watching his girlfriend Kim Clijsters of Belgium, the fourth-seeded woman, who rolled through her first match.

79.  Pedro was knocked out of gold contention in his very first match, then lost a chance for any medal at all.

80.  Pete was unavailable for the first match.