TIMES’ RANKINGS
MEN
No. Player Comment
1. Patrick Rafter: Indoor campaign off to slow start.
2. Pete Sampras: So, does Boris get Laker tickets now?
3. Andre Agassi: Thwarted by Henman in Basel final.
4. Marcelo Rios: Wins Grand Slam Cup, no Slams yet.
5. Mark Philippoussis: Pulls out of Basel with leg injury.
6. Karol Kucera: Leg injury forced him out of Basel too.
7. Tim Henman: Brits united at Manchester for Davis Cup?
8. Carlos Moya: Loses in final of hometown tournament.
9. Alex Corretja: Late wild card in Palermo almost paid off.
10. Boris Becker: Classy move to assist Sampras.
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WOMEN
No. Player Comment
1. Lindsay Davenport: WTA computer finally catches up.
2. Martina Hingis: Angst at 18.
3. Jana Novotna: Sidelined for month with back injury.
4. Monica Seles: Still capable of late-season charge.
5. Venus Williams: Strange result: Routed by Van Roost.
6. A. Sanchez Vicario: Keeps on running and running.
7. Sandrine Testud: Wins first tournament of 1998.
8. Patty Schnyder: Post Grand Slam Cup slump?
9. Nathalie Tauziat: Turns 31 on Saturday.
10. Dominique Van Roost: Shocks V. Williams and Hingis.
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