TOP TO BOTTOM

MEN’S RANKINGS

No. Player: Comment

1. Pete Sampras: Survives first-round malaise vs. Malisse.

2. Petr Korda: Falls a scissor-kick shy of No. 1.

3. Patrick Rafter: Faces pressure from the land down under.

4. Jonas Bjorkman: Lands in top five with whisper, not a scream.

5. Greg Rusedski: Walks alone after early London loss.

6. Marcelo Rios: Injured, but don’t blame it on Rios.

7. Yevgeny Kafelnikov: Scary ‘98: burned by fireworks, hurt skiing.

8. Michael Chang: 26th birthday spoiled in Memphis final.

9. Gustavo Kuerten: Having better year than Brazil’s soccer team.

10. Andre Agassi: Finds his way in San Jose.

WOMEN’S RANKINGS

No. Player: Comment

1. Martina Hingis: Signs of vulnerability until Grand Slam finals.

2. Lindsay Davenport: Will Hingis be hearing footsteps?

3. Jana Novotna: Loses to a Swiss player not named Hingis.

4. Mary Pierce: Misses Austrian stop; respiratory infection.

5. Monica Seles: Set to make ’98 debut at Indian Wells.

6. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario: Solved the Williams sisters in Sydney.

7. Conchita Martinez: Aussie first Slam final since ’94 Wimbledon.

8. Venus Williams: Sister Act rolls through Oklahoma.

9. Amanda Coetzer: Graf’s nightmare opponent.

10. Iva Majoli: Skipping Indian Wells.