Lendl, the defending champion, beat McEnroe in 1 hour 20 minutes, serving his 11th ace on match point.

He had beaten McEnroe the last six times they had met and lost to him only once, in 1985.

Hlasek, seeded No. 6, took less than two and a half hours to beat McEnroe, seeded eighth.

It's not like beating McEnroe in a close match.

Borg had not beaten McEnroe since returning to tennis in 1992 after a 10-year layoff.

Bjorn Borg may beat McEnroe 1,000 times before this tournament is through.

Becker has beaten McEnroe in five consecutive meetings.

I did that two years ago after I beat McEnroe.

And since he had beaten McEnroe before, Sampras apparently believed there was no reason why he couldn't do that again, either.

"Anyone who beats McEnroe in straight sets, you don't mess around with him," Chang said.