TOP TEN / TENNIS
MEN
No. Player / Comment
1. Pete Sampras / Just call him Mr. Wimbledon now.
2. Andre Agassi / No shame in losing to red-hot Sampras.
3. Patrick Rafter / Semifinals were best Wimbledon showing.
4. Mark Philippoussis / Knee injury, bad break, mate.
5. Tim Henman / No “Sir Tim” this year.
6. Todd Martin / Offers Davis Cup spot to Sampras.
7. Gustavo Kuerten / See, grass isn’t so bad after all.
8. Greg Rusedski / Home support wasn’t quite enough.
9. Jim Courier / King of the five-setter.
10. Carlos Moya / Lost five-setter to . . . Courier, of course.
WOMEN
No. Player / Comment
1. Lindsay Davenport / A toast to normalcy.
2. Steffi Graf / A toast to a stellar Wimbledon career.
3. Venus Williams / A toast to a great Wimbledon future.
4. Martina Hingis / Two-match losing streak.
5. Monica Seles / Lucic exploited woes on grass.
6. Jana Novotna / Said she will return to Wimbledon.
7. Serena Williams / Next up: Fed Cup duty in Italy.
8. Mirjana Lucic / Leaving controversial past behind.
9. Anna Kournikova / Reached mixed-doubles final with Bjorkman.
10. Alexandra Stevenson / Props to the qualifier.
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