TENIS TOP 10

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No. Player Comment

1. Pete Sampras Serve, not his shin, was the problem against Safin.

2. Patrick Rafter Shoulder injury takes him out of Cincinnati event.

3. Gustavo Kuerten Well, someone has to be No. 3 this week.

4. Lleyton Hewitt Tough week for Hewitt-Clijsters duo.

5. Andre Agassi 0-1 since Las Vegas car accident.

6. Marat Safin Trying to win his first event since Mallorca in May.

7. Alex Corretja Will have to budge from those clay courts one of these days.

8. Mark Philippoussis 1-2 since reaching Wimbledon quarterfinals.

9. Magnus Norman Tough week for the Norman-Hingis duo.

10. Jan-Michael Gambill Much-needed rest for sore knee, sore ankle, sore body.

WOMEN

No. Player Comment

1. Venus Williams The beginning of a Navratilova-type winning streak?

2. Serena Williams “Daily dose of me” tunes up for Manhattan Beach.

3. Lindsay Davenport Looked dispirited in three-set loss to Kournikova.

4. Martina Hingis Still seeing that backhand down the line by Frazier.

5. Monica Seles Survival skills needed in quarterfinal against Testud.

6. Mary Pierce Missing since Wimbledon.

7. Anna Kournikova Might even make a magazine cover or two if she wins title.

8. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Faces Barbara Schett in first round at Manhattan Beach.

9. Amy Frazier Made Hingis look like an ordinary player in quarterfinals.

10. Sandrine Testud Still seeing that forehand sail wide on match point vs. Seles.