THE TIMES’ RANKINGS / TOP TEN
MEN
No. Player: Comment
1. Pete Sampras: Slumps happen.
2. Marcelo Rios: SI smack: most hated man in tennis.
3. Andre Agassi: Could give Rios an image makeover.
4. Petr Korda: Blows another chance to become No. 1.
5. Patrick Rafter: He’ll always have the U.S. Open.
6. Greg Rusedski: Forms accord with Henman--for now.
7. Tim Henman: True Brit shines in Florida.
8. Alex Corretja: Doing as well as beloved FC Barcelona.
9. Yevgeny Kafelnikov: Can he regroup for Davis Cup?
10. Michael Chang: Partially torn MCL lands him on DL.
WOMEN
No. Player: Comment
1. Martina Hingis: 1-1 vs. Williams family last week.
2. Venus Williams: Raised the roof in Florida.
3. Lindsay Davenport: Exited in a cloud of drop shots.
4. Steffi Graf: Left hamstring still tender.
5. Jana Novotna: Wins 2 games vs. Sanchez Vicario.
6. Anna Kournikova: Having better week than Red Wings.
7. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario: Unravels at Lipton.
8. Serena Williams: Squanders 2 match points vs. Hingis.
9. Mary Pierce: Only Pierce spotted at Lipton was Jim.
10. Monica Seles: Appears for first time in 1998.
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