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Martin, Norman Make 2003 Debuts

Todd Martin and Kenneth Carlsen advance to the second round of the
Siebel Open

The only two main draw singles matches on Monday's schedule at the
Siebel Open in San Jose included players appearing in their first ATP
tournament of the season. No. 5 seed Todd Martin, who became a father
for the first time on Jan. 21, played his first match since last
October, and he cruised to a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Brian Vahaly.
Martin fired nine aces and only faced one break point in the one hour
and 22 minute match.

No. 8 seed Kenneth Carlsen of Denmark outlasted Magnus Norman 7-5, 3-
6, 7-6(3) to improve his record to 2-1 over the Swede. The Dane's
previous win over the Swede came in the Tokyo final last fall. Norman
was playing in his first tournament of the season after undergoing
two knee operations in October and December last year. Carlsen won
the two hour and 43 minute battle by winning 109 total points to
Norman's 107.

Norman was happy to return to action for the first time since the
Stockholm Open in late October.

WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID
Martin: "I started great and I chose to receive in the match. I was
up 2-0 before I knew it. I took care of my serve throughout the match
even though I felt a little rusty out there."

Carlsen: "The third set could have gone either way and the tie-break
is like a lottery. You just have to hope for the best. He's a tough
competitor and I knew it was going to be a difficult match. I'm going
to get better and better every match I play."

Norman: "Overall I'm pretty pleased with the way I played because I
didn't hit too many balls coming in here. I don't have any soreness
and that's what I'm satisfied with."

On being 0 for 2 on break point chances in the third: "I thought the
third set was going to go my way but Kenneth served very well."

CHANG HONORED BY THE SIEBEL OPEN
Michael Chang was honored at the Siebel Open on Monday night. Chang
and his family were courtside for the 15-minute ceremony that was
organized by the tournament. A four-minute video of Chang's
illustrious career was shown on the jumbotron screen, and he received
customized set of golf irons, a San Jose Sharks jersey (with his name
on the back) and a check for US$2,500 to the Chang Family Foundation.

"The Bay Area has been fantastic to me and this is where my career
got started," said Chang. "I won my first title here (San Francisco)
in 1988 and this is a special place," continued the American, who
kicked off his farewell tour here in San Jose.

TUESDAY PREVIEW
On Tuesday night top-seed Andre Agassi and Michael Chang, who have
captured a total of 89 career ATP titles between them, will do battle
at the Siebel Open. Andre Agassi, who won his 55th singles title at
the Australian Open last month, has won 13 of their past 20 matches
against Chang, and this is the first time they meet since Toronto
1999. This also marks the third time that the two Americans play
against each other in San Jose.

Agassi first played in the Bay Area event in 1990 and ended up
winning the tournament (then held in San Francisco). In total the 32-
year-old has a 39-6 record here and has captured the title on four
occasions (1990, '93, '95, '98).

Wild card Chang, who turns 31 later this month, has won two of his 34
singles titles here. In his first appearance in this tournament (in
San Francisco), he won the tournament by defeating Johan Kriek in the
final. Four year's later he captured the title again, scoring a final
win over Jim Courier. His record in this event is 33-9.