Top Ten
MEN
1. Marcelo Rios: Loses 25 games in 5 matches in Rome.
2. Pete Sampras: Will he always have Paris?
3. Petr Korda: Gritty win against Chang in Dusseldorf.
4. Albert Costa: Spanish Armada shipwrecks in Rome final.
5. Andre Agassi: Bad draw: May play Kuerten in 2nd round.
6. Carlos Moya: Leading the Armada in Dusseldorf.
7. Patrick Rafter: Hasn’t won a match on clay in ’98.
8. Gustavo Kuerten: Brazil’s soccer team is under more pressure.
9. Alberto Berasategui: No. 1 in the Basque rankings.
10. Yevgeny Kafelnikov: Props for the former French champion.
WOMEN
1. Martina Hingis: Toughest foe in Berlin: CIA or Kournikova?
2. Venus Williams: No early French meeting with Serena.
3. Lindsay Davenport: Loses to qualifier Mauresmo at Berlin.
4. Anna Kournikova: Deflates Hingis with quarterfinal victory.
5. Conchita Martinez: Gives baseline lesson to kinder in Germany.
6. Mary Pierce: Pulls thigh muscle, loses to Paulus in Berlin.
7. Jana Novotna: Looks to avoid another Paris debacle.
8. Serena Williams: Will make French Open debut.
9. Monica Seles: Father Karolj was class act of tour.
10. Amelie Mauresmo: She Got Game in Berlin.
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