France 3, Australia 2
at Melbourne, Australia (Nov. 30–Dec. 2)
Day One—Nicolas Escude (FRA) def. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4; Patrick Rafter (AUS) def. Sebastian Grosjean (FRA) 6…
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FINAL EIGHT— #4 Pete Sampras; #6 Marat Safin; #9 Lleyton Hewitt; #14 Nicolas Kiefer; plus unseeded Arnaud Clement, Thomas Johansson, Richard Krajicek and Todd Martin.
Quarterfinals…
FINAL EIGHT—#1 Lleyton Hewitt, #6 Andre Agassi, #11 Andy Roddick, #17 Pete Sampras, #20 Younes El Aynaoui, #24 Sjeng Schalken, #28 Fernando Gonzalez and #32 Max Mirnyi.
Quarterfinals…
Director:David MirkinWriters:Robert Dunn, Paul Guay, Stephen MazurMGM; PG-13; 120 minutesRelease:3/01Cast:Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ray Liotta, Gene Hackman Max Conners (…
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